TY - JOUR
T1 - Nonpharmacological interventions for managing postoperative pain and anxiety in children
T2 - a randomized controlled trial
AU - Mathias, Edlin Glane
AU - Pai, Mamatha Shivananda
AU - Kumar, Vijay
AU - Narayanakurup, Dinesh
AU - Kulkarni, Malavika
AU - Guddattu, Vasudeva
AU - Bramhagen, Ann Cathrine
AU - Nayak, Baby S.
AU - George, Anice
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 by The Korean Pediatric Society.
PY - 2024/12
Y1 - 2024/12
N2 - Background: Hospitalizations and surgical procedures are unpleasant for both children and their parents. There-fore, postoperative pain assessments and management are less commonly performed in younger children than in adults. Purpose: To evaluate the effect of nonpharmacological interventions on postoperative pain and anxiety in children. Methods: In this randomized controlled trial, 160 children were randomly allocated to experimental (n=80) and control (n=80) groups. The children in the experimental group received age-appropriate distraction interventions for 3 postoperative days along with standard care. Children in the control group received standard care only. Each child was assessed for pain using EVENDOL pain scale, while their anxiety was measured using the modified Yale Preoperative Anxiety Scale. The Descriptive statistics (frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation) and repeated-measures analysis of variance were used to analyze the data. Results: The children in the experimental group showed significantly decreased pain, anxiety, and physiological parameters (heart rate, respiratory rate, and oxygen satu-ration) compared to those in the control group. Significant intergroup differences were noted in the mean and standard deviation values of the pain, anxiety, and physiological parameters. Conclusion: The distraction interventions provided by nurses reduced the pain and anxiety levels and improved the postoperative recovery among children.
AB - Background: Hospitalizations and surgical procedures are unpleasant for both children and their parents. There-fore, postoperative pain assessments and management are less commonly performed in younger children than in adults. Purpose: To evaluate the effect of nonpharmacological interventions on postoperative pain and anxiety in children. Methods: In this randomized controlled trial, 160 children were randomly allocated to experimental (n=80) and control (n=80) groups. The children in the experimental group received age-appropriate distraction interventions for 3 postoperative days along with standard care. Children in the control group received standard care only. Each child was assessed for pain using EVENDOL pain scale, while their anxiety was measured using the modified Yale Preoperative Anxiety Scale. The Descriptive statistics (frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation) and repeated-measures analysis of variance were used to analyze the data. Results: The children in the experimental group showed significantly decreased pain, anxiety, and physiological parameters (heart rate, respiratory rate, and oxygen satu-ration) compared to those in the control group. Significant intergroup differences were noted in the mean and standard deviation values of the pain, anxiety, and physiological parameters. Conclusion: The distraction interventions provided by nurses reduced the pain and anxiety levels and improved the postoperative recovery among children.
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U2 - 10.3345/cep.2023.01690
DO - 10.3345/cep.2023.01690
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85211441392
SN - 1738-1061
VL - 67
SP - 677
EP - 685
JO - Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
JF - Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
IS - 12
ER -