Effect of psychological intervention and audiovisual distraction on pain of children undergoing venepuncture / 中国实用护理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the effect of psychological intervention and distraction therapy on pain of children undergoing venepuneture. Methods 200 children who underwent venepuncture were divided into group A(psychological intervention,100 cases)and group B(audiovisual distraction,100 cases).Children in group A were treated with psychological intervention such as praising, inspiring and hint, etc. Children in group B were provided with their favorite DVDs and made them to watch them during the puncture procedure. The compliance, success rate of venepuncture and grade of VAS(visual analogue scale)were scaled and analyzed. Results The compliance and Success rate of venepuncture in group A were not statistically different from those in group B(P＞0.05).The compliance was positively correlated with Success rate of venepuncture in both groups(r=0.34,P＜0.01).The scale of VAS showed no difference between group A and group B(t=0.52,P＞0.05). Conclusion Psychological intervention and audiovisual distraction could alleviate pain of children undergoing venepuncture.