Fear, Pain
Conditions
Brief summary
Nurses are in the position of primary health care provider in relieving children's pain and fears of bloodletting in the wards where they work. As a result of this study, it is aimed to encourage nurses to apply non-pharmacological interventions during painful medical procedures, to facilitate the provision of necessary and different means of distraction to blood collection services, and to contribute to the development of in-house health policies and the preparation of appropriate clinical guides and to add an innovative perspective.
Interventions
OTHERChocolate Scent
Chocolate Scent:Children in this group will be given chocolate scent sniffing as a non-pharmacological distraction method. Stress Ball:Stress ball squeezing will be used as a non-pharmacological distraction method for children in this group.
Sponsors
MSc Eylem Nazan KAPAN
Ataturk University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
TRIPLE (Subject, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
6 Years to 12 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* 6-12 age group, * children who need blood drawn for any reason * have no disease that can cause chronic pain, * no olfactory disorder * no mental or neurological problems * able to communicate * speaks Turkish
Exclusion criteria
* those who did not give consent to the research by both the child and the parent
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Wong-Baker Faces Pain Rating Scale | 12 week |
| Child Fear Scale | 12 week |
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)
Outcome results
None listed