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The effects of audiovisual distraction on children's pain during laceration repair
Author(s) -
Ha Young Ok,
Kim Hee Soon
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
international journal of nursing practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.62
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1440-172X
pISSN - 1322-7114
DOI - 10.1111/ijn.12165
Subject(s) - distraction , medicine , randomized controlled trial , visual analogue scale , checklist , rating scale , physical therapy , pain score , anesthesia , audiology , surgery , psychology , developmental psychology , neuroscience , cognitive psychology
This study aimed to determine the effects of audiovisual distraction on pain in children during laceration repair in emergency room settings. This study was designed as a randomized controlled trial. Eighty‐four children aged 3–10 years were randomized to either the experimental group or the control group. Pain response was assessed by the F aces P ain R ating S cale, a visual analogue scale and the P rocedure B ehaviour C hecklist. We measured salivary cortisol levels as a physiological pain response. The results showed that the sensory and affective pain responses were significantly lower in magnitude in the experimental group than in the control group. There was no statistically significant difference in physiological pain responses between the two groups. Audiovisual distraction might be a helpful method to reduce children's pain during laceration repair in emergency room settings.