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Effect of Bee-buzzy Vibrating Cold Application and Marionette Doll on Pain and Fear During Phlebotomy
Sponsor: Assiut University
Summary
Non-pharmacological methods are often used as a creative strategy to reduce pain and fear in children during a painful procedure such as phlebotomy. In this context, external vibratory cold application and a marionette doll are a commonly used as non-pharmacological distraction method to reduce pain and fear. In the literature, there are studies with cold application, vibrating devices and a marionette doll in bee appearance therefor this study is aimed to evaluate the effect of bee-buzzy vibrating cold application and marionette doll on pain and fear during phlebotomy among preschool children.
Official title: Effect of Bee-buzzy Vibrating Cold Application and Marionette Doll on Pain and Fear During Phlebotomy Among Preschool Children: A Randomized Controlled Study
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
3 Years - 6 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
90
Start Date
2024-05-31
Completion Date
2024-06-30
Last Updated
2024-06-06
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
bee-buzzy vibrating cold application marionette doll
* Bee-buzzy will be attached to the arm of the preschool child (who is included in the bee-buzzy group) by the researchers, where the phlebotomy will be performed on the child. It reduces pain through its cold wings and vibration. It helps to distract attention during phlebotomy and reduces the feeling of pain and fear. Bee-buzzy will be tied 5 cm above the area from which blood will be drawn, and after waiting for 15 seconds, the nurse will perform a phlebotomy. * A marionette doll group; while the nurse is going to perform the phlebotomy operation on the preschool child, one of the researchers will try to distract the child by paly with marionette doll. The researchers will receive training in play therapy
Rotuine care
children in control group will receive routine hospital are
Locations (1)
Assiut university children hospital
Asyut, Egypt