Therapeutic Play Use in Children under the Venipucture: A Strategy for Pain Reduction
2016; Volume: 4; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.12691/ajnr-4-1-1
ISSN2378-5594
AutoresIzabel Cristina Santiago Lemos, Luanna Gomes da Silva, Gyllyandeson de Araújo Delmondes, Adamo Xenofonte Brasil, Paula Laysa Freitas Santos, EmilianaBezerra Gomes, Kelly Vanessa Leite Gomes da Silva, DayanneRakelly de Oliveira, Joseph Dimas de Oliveira, George Pimentel Fernandes, Marta Regina Kerntopf,
Tópico(s)Infant Health and Development
ResumoThe instructional therapeutic play (ITP) is responsible for the child´s preparation to perform procedures such as venipuncture, reducing anxiety, fear and pain in hospitalized children undergoing painful procedures. Thus, the aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of ITP to the management of pain when performing peripheral venipuncture or handling of the venous access in preschool and schoolchildren. The research is analytical, exploratory and quantitative. To measure the pain of children the Faces Pain Scale (FPS) was used. For data analysis, the Wilcoxon test was used. Before the sessions, 28.6% reported the pain score “1” or absence of pain. After the sessions, 71.4% of the sample indicated the same score. Another important issue before the ITP sessions, the score was“4”, which expresses intense pain. After the sessions, 100% of children who have been assigned this face, showed improvement in pain patterns. Thus, the findings of this study corroborate previous studies that show ITP as an important tool in relieving pain presented by hospitalized children, subjected to intrusive and stressful procedures.
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