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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2015 Jul;20(3):178-86.
doi: 10.1111/jspn.12112. Epub 2015 Mar 28.

Effects of balloon inflation and cough trick methods on easing pain in children during the drawing of venous blood samples: a randomized controlled trial

Birsen Mutlu  1 , Serap Balcı  1
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Randomized Controlled Trial

Effects of balloon inflation and cough trick methods on easing pain in children during the drawing of venous blood samples: a randomized controlled trial

Birsen Mutlu et al. J Spec Pediatr Nurs. 2015 Jul.

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose was to determine the effects of the balloon inflation and cough trick methods on easing pain in children during the drawing of venous blood samples.

Design and methods: In this prospective randomized controlled study, 9- to 12-year-old children in the intervention groups were asked to cough or inflate balloons during the venipuncture procedure. The Faces Pain Scale-Revised was used to assess pain intensity.

Results: Pain intensity significantly differed between the control (n = 44) and intervention groups (balloon inflation [n = 44] and cough trick [n = 44], p < .001).

Practice implications: Coughing and inflating balloons during venipuncture do not require preparation and are time saving, easy, accessible, and effective in reducing pain.

Keywords: Balloon inflation; Face Pain Scale-Revised; child; cough trick; drawing blood; effect on method; nonpharmacological method; pain; randomized control trial.

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