COMPARISON OF FOUR NON-PHARMACOLOGICAL METHODS OF PAIN RELIEF DURING VENIPUNCTURE IN CHILDREN

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Result language

angličtina

Original language name

COMPARISON OF FOUR NON-PHARMACOLOGICAL METHODS OF PAIN RELIEF DURING VENIPUNCTURE IN CHILDREN

Original language description

Introduction: Venipuncture is a standard invasive procedure in children that causes pain, leading to procedural anxiety. It emphasises the clinical importance of adequate analgesia and the need to identify effective non-pharmacological procedures.Goal: This study primarily aims to comparatively evaluate the analgesic efficacy of four nonpharmacological interventions: Buzzy® vibrating device, local cooling, felinotherapy, and oral stimulation with a lollipop – compared to standard care (control group) in children aged 4–11 years undergoing venipuncture. The secondary goal was to compare the assessment of pain intensity by the child and the parent.Methods: A prospective five-arm randomised controlled trial included 125 children (25 in each arm). The child and the parent assessed pain intensity immediately after the procedure using the Wong–Baker face scale (WBF 0–5). One-factor analysis of variance (ANOVA) with post-hoc Tukey’s test (α = 0.05) was used to compare the mean values of the Wong–Baker face scale between groups.Results: The Buzzy® device showed the lowest average pain value according to the children (WBF 1.96 ± 0.90) and was significantly more effective than the lollipop and the control group (p &lt; 0.05). Local cooling (WBF 2.50 ± 1.16) was the second most effective method. The effect of felinotherapy (WBF 2.71 ± 1.16) was not statistically different from the control group (WBF 2.96 ± 1.31). Oral stimulation with a lollipop (WBF 3.79 ± 1.08) was the least effective.According to their perception, parents systematically underestimated children’s pain (average difference in WBF –0.96 points). Neither the age nor the gender of the children influenced the effectiveness of the interventions.Conclusion: Buzzy® vibrating device is the most effective researched non-pharmacological intervention for reducing pain during venipuncture in children aged 4–11 years. Local cooling is also an effective and affordable alternative.

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Czech description

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Type

J_ost - Miscellaneous article in a specialist periodical

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

30307 - Nursing

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2025

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Journal of Nursing, Social Studies, Public Health and Rehabilitation

ISSN

1804-1868

e-ISSN

1804-7181

Volume of the periodical

16

Issue of the periodical within the volume

1-2

Country of publishing house

CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC

Number of pages

11

Pages from-to

4-14

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