Venous Blood Sampling-Related Pain and Fear

Summary

This study is an experimental randomized controlled study conducted to compare the effect of balloon blowing, coughing, and ball squeezing methods applied during venous blood sampling from on pain and fear level in 7-12 year-old children. The population of the study consisted of all 7-12 year-old children who were referred to the blood-letting room for venous blood sampling in a state hospital. The sample of the study was determined as 120 children with confidence level of 95% and theoretical power of 95%. The children were divided into 4 groups of 30 people, including balloon blowing, ball squeezing, coughing, and control groups. Each intervention and control group was matched in terms of gender. In the study, the randomization of the sample group was performed by using stratification and block randomization methods.

Conditions

• Pain
• Fear

Interventions

OTHER

Balloon Blowing

The parents of the children in this group were asked whether their children had the latex allergy or not and the children without the allergy were included in the group. The children's skills of blowing balloon were observed before the procedure. Before starting the venous blood sampling procedure, the children were asked to choose a balloon in the color they preferred and to start blowing the balloon at least 20 seconds before the procedure. Venous blood sampling started as the children exhaled to blow up the balloon. Until the venous blood procedure ended, they continued to blow up the balloons.

OTHER

Ball Squeezing

Before the venous blood collecting procedure, a soft ball was given to the right hands of the children and they were asked to squeeze and release this ball during the procedure.

OTHER

Coughing

The children included in this group were asked to cough after taking a deep breath during the venous blood sampling procedure. Before the procedure, the researcher showed the children how they should cough and asked them to imitate. The venous blood sampling was not performed until the child successfully completed coughing. The child was directed by the researcher during the procedure. Just before the entrance of the needle, the child was asked to take a deep breath and the venous blood sampling procedure was started during coughing.

OTHER

Control

No intervention was performed to reduce pain and fear in the control group.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Çankırı Karatekin University

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Burcu AYKANAT GİRGİN, PhD.RN · Sağlık Bilimleri University

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

7 Years

Max Age

12 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2017-03-01

Primary Completion

2017-07-20

Completion

2017-11-15

Countries

• Turkey (Türkiye)