Soontaree Sri-arammanee. The effect of distraction by using a party blower on pain level during intravenous insertion in preschool children. Master's Degree(Pediatric Nursing). Mahidol University. : Mahidol University, 2009-06-30.
The effect of distraction by using a party blower on pain level during intravenous insertion in preschool children
Abstract:
The purpose of this quasi-experimental research was to determine the effect of using a party blower as a distraction from pain during intravenous insertion in preschool children. The Gate control theory of Melzack and Wall (1965) provided the conceptual framework for this study. Based on protection of human subjects, the samples were 36 preschool children, aged 4 through 6 years old who were newly admitted for a planned operation and having a physicians order for intravenous therapy at the pediatric surgery ward of Ramathibodi Hospital, during October 2003
to October 2004. The samples were selected by a purpose sampling and randomly assigned to the control (n=18) or experimental group (n=18) by random allocation on the first day of performing the intravenous insertion procedure. During intravenous insertion, the control group received only the usual care, whereas the experimental group received distraction using a party blower and the usual care. The modified Sheffield Childrens Hospital Pain Assessment Tool was used to evaluate childrens perception of pain. Difference of pain level between the control and experimental group was analyzed by Mann-Whitney U test. The result of this study revealed that preschool children in the experimental group had statistically significantly lower pain than the control group (p< .01). The finding of this study showed that the effectiveness of distraction could reduce pain in hospitalized preschool children. Pediatric nurses ought to promote the use of a distraction technique to relieve pain associated with a brief painful procedure in
hospitalized preschool children"