Abstract
Background
This study was carried out as an experimental research to determine the effect of
the light toy on reducing pain and fear during blood collection in children.
Methods
The data were obtained 116 children. The “Interview and Observation Form Children's
Fear Scale, Wong-Baker Faces, Luminous Toy and Stopwatch” was used for data collection.
The data were evaluated using percentage, mean, standard deviation, chi-square, t-test, correlation analysis and Krusskal Wallis test in SPSS 21.0 package program.
Findings
The fear score average of the children in the lighted toy group was 0.95 ± 0.80, while
it was 3.00 ± 0.74 in the control group. The difference between the groups in terms
of the fear score average of the children was found statistically significant (p < 0.05). When the difference between groups in terms of pain status of children is
examined, the pain level of children in the lighted toy group (2.83 ± 2.82,) was found
to be significantly lower than the pain level of the children in the control group
(5.86 ± 2.72) (p < 0.05).
Discussion
As a result of the study, it was found that the lighted toy given to the children
during blood collection reduces their fear and pain levels. In the light of these
findings, it is recommended to increase the use of lighted toys in blood collection.
Application to practice
The use of lighted toys as a distraction method during blood collection in children
is an effective, easy-to-access and low-cost method. This method demonstrates that
there is no need for expensive methods of distraction.
Keywords
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: March 09, 2023
Accepted:
February 21,
2023
Received in revised form:
January 5,
2023
Received:
December 10,
2022
Footnotes
☆This study was produced from the master thesis of the first author under the supervision of the second author.
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