Pain Treatment

Kharasch, Sigmund; Saxe, Glenn; Zuckerman, Barry

doi:10.1001/archpedi.157.11.1054

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“…Consequently, children still experience unnecessary pain during hospitalization. [13][14][15] Nonpharmacological techniques are effective methods for pain relive. Pain can be managed especially during painful procedures if the nurse makes appropriate assessment and intervention.…”

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Effect of interactive distraction versus cutaneous stimulation for venipuncture pain relief in school age children

El-Gawad

Elsayed

2015

JNEP

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Introduction: Venipuncture in pediatrics is one of the most distressing events and the most routinely performed invasive procedures that the child may expose during his/her hospitalization or illness. Non-pharmacological techniques are used to reduce venipuncture related pain. Distraction is a non-pharmacological technique that draws attention of the child away from the pain. Cutaneous stimulation is an independent nursing intervention that advocated relieving pain. This study aims to examine the effectiveness of the interactive distraction versus cutaneous stimulation for venipuncture pain relief in school age children.Method: Design: Quasi experimental study was used. Setting: the study was conducted at Children Hospital that is affiliated to Ain Shams University Hospitals. Data was collected from Emergency and Pediatric Medical Ward. Sampling: purposive samples of 100 children were involved in this study they were divided into 2 equal groups, 50 children in each group. Tools of data collection, Tool 1: questionnaire sheet, Tool 2: Pain assessment tool, Tool 3: monitoring vital signs and oxygen saturation were done 15 minutes before vein-puncture and 15 minutes after vein-puncture. Results:The results revealed statistical significance difference between cutaneous stimulation and interactive distraction group. Conclusion:The present study concludes that; interactive distraction technique had a positive pain relive effect and was better than cutaneous stimulation in relieving children's pain during vein-puncture. There is significant difference between the effect of cutaneous stimulation and distraction techniques on children's pain during vein-puncture. Recommendations: Application of non-pharmacological pain management in hospitals as a routine care, and further studies needed to evaluate the effectiveness of other non-pharmacological management techniques.

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Section: Significance Of the Studymentioning

confidence: 99%

Effect of interactive distraction versus cutaneous stimulation for venipuncture pain relief in school age children

El-Gawad

Elsayed

2015

JNEP

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Perspectives on Quality at the End of Life

Feudtner¹

2004

Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med

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We also need to become more engaged and vocal in addressing one of the large underlying problems responsible for the plight of the poor: the lack of universal health insurance. Gruen and colleagues 2 recently outlined the professional responsibility of all physicians to address factors that influence the health of the public. Hospitals and physicians alike are responding to the lack of a financing mechanism and offering services based on financial return and not on what may be best for an individual patient or the community at large. Half of all physicians, but 75% of pediatricians, support legislation to establish national health insurance. 3 Disturbingly, residents or fellows and more recent medical school graduates were not more likely to support such legislation in this recent survey as compared with their older counterparts. Somehow, changes that are occurring to students and residents during training are lessening support for this national answer to the problem of health care for the poor and many working families. The silence from physicians and hospitals regarding universal access is deafening.Finally, we need to realize that these are moral and ethical issues for which there are right and wrong an-swers, and the conscious decisions we make do affect others, especially the most vulnerable in our society.

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