Effects of Distraction Methods on Pain Perceptions and Anxiety Levels in Children During the Blood Collection

Adiyaman University Research Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Acute Pain; Nursing Caries

Treatments: Other: kaleidoscope group; Other: video group; Other: music group

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04113980

Adiyaman University/2018/2-23

Details and patient eligibility

About

Aim:This study was conducted to investigate the effects of music, kaleidoscope and video watching methods on children's pain perception and anxiety level during the blood collection procedures.

Methods: This randomized controlled experimental study was carried out with 134 children in the 5-10 age group in the pediatric blood collection unit of a Training and Research Hospital between August and November 2018. In the study, nonpharmacological methods were applied to the children in the experimental groups (Music Group (n=33), Kaleidoscope Group (n=36), Video Group (n=31). The routine blood collection procedure was used for the children in the control group (n=34). The data were collected using the "Introductory Information Form", "Children's Fear and Anxiety Scale (CFAS)", and the "Wong-Baker Faces Pain Rating Scale (WB-FPRS)".

Enrollment: 134 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 5 to 10 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• being healthy
• ability to express himself/herself verbally
• no analgesic taken in the last 6 hours
• having no visual or auditory problems

Exclusion criteria

• chronic disease
• mental disease
• neurological disease

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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134 participants in 4 patient groups

music group

Experimental group

Description:

The children in the groups were distracted by listening music 2 minutes before venipuncture, until the process was over.

Treatment:

Other: music group

kaleidescope group

Experimental group

Description:

The children in the groups were distracted by kaleidoscope 2 minutes before the blood collection, until the process was over.

Treatment:

Other: kaleidoscope group

video group

Experimental group

Description:

The children in the groups were distracted by watching cartoon 2 minutes before the blood collection, until the process was over.

Treatment:

Other: video group

control group

No Intervention group

Description:

No intervention was made to children in the control group