Effectiveness of Distraction Therapy on Pain Relief among Children Undergoing Vein-Puncture in a Selected Hospital, Bhubaneswar
Abstract
Aim: The present study is aimed to assess the effect of distraction therapy during venipuncture in reducing pain among 6-12 years children in the selected hospital at Bhubaneswar.
Methods: The study was a double blind; Randomized control trial design was used and the formal consent was obtained from Pradyumna Bal Memorial Hospital and the investigator selected 182 samples using consecutive sampling technique and then randomized into experimental and control groups. The intervention group and the control were having 91 samples each. Measurement of pain experienced by the school going children was assessed with the help of Wong-Baker Faces Pain Scale. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the data.
Result: The mean pain score of children in experimental group was 2.571 and the standard deviation was 2.006. The p value in comparing the pain level of children in control and experimental group was <0.01, which was statistically significant at p<0.05 (confidence interval 95%) level indicating that there was significant difference in the post test level of pain between the experimental and control group.
Conclusion: Hence the distraction therapy was responsive in reducing the vein-puncture pain among school going children.
How to cite this article:
Debnath S, Das N, Sahoo P. Effectiveness of Distraction Therapy on Pain Relief among Children Undergoing Vein-Puncture in a Selected Hospital, Bhubaneswar. J Adv Res Med 2020; 7(2): 15-21.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24321/2349.7181.202008
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