• Nurs Child Young People · Apr 2015

    Randomized Controlled Trial

    A randomised controlled trial examining the effectiveness of cartoons as a distraction technique.

    • Diana Cerne, Lucia Sannino, and Marco Petean.
    • Local Health Unit 2, Bassa Friulana-Isontina, Gorizia and Trieste University, Italy.
    • Nurs Child Young People. 2015 Apr 1;27(3):28-33.

    AimDistress and pain associated with immunisation are significant problems for children, carers and healthcare professionals. This study was designed to determine whether distraction by watching cartoons during immunisation could reduce the distress and pain perceived by the children.MethodsA sample of 35 six year olds was randomly assigned to one of two groups: the first was distracted by standard techniques during immunisation, the second by watching cartoons. Levels of distress were measured with the amended observation scale of behavioural distress, and of pain by the Wong-Baker FACES pain rating scale.ResultsThe levels of distress were significantly lower in the group distracted by cartoons compared with children who received traditional distraction techniques during immunisation.ConclusionBy using an easy, cheap intervention, children's first introduction to health services can be made a positive experience which will decrease the number developing pre-procedural anxiety or a fear of needles.

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