Rupinder Deol1,Poonam Thakur1, Navjot Mann1, H.S.Bains1
1) India
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Pain is such an uncomfortable feeling that even a tiny amount of it is enough to ruin every enjoyment. Painful medical procedures such as immunizations and intravenous cannulation done in hospitals comprise a significant portion of average child’s experience with painful events. Inadequate relief from pain during childhood may have long term negative effects on future pain tolerance and pain response. So, the investigators conducted the present study with an aim to assess the effect of cartoon animation movie on level of pain during intravenous cannulation among hospitalised children.
METHODS: An experimental research design was used to assess the effect of cartoon animation movie on the level of pain during intravenous (IV) cannulation in 100 children of 2-7 years of age selected by simple random sampling in paediatric units of a tertiary care hospital, Ludhiana. Equal number (50 each) of children were included in experimental group (showing cartoon animation movie 3 minutes before, during and till 3 minutes after IV cannulation procedure) and control group (routine IV cannulation procedure). Standardized FLACC behavioural assessment tool was used to collect the data using observation technique and self report method. The study was approved by institutional ethical board and written consent was obtained from the parents of children.
RESULTS: Both control group and experimental group were found to be homogenous in terms of sociodemographic variables (p>0.05). The mean pain score during IV cannulation was statistically lower in experimental group (02.52+3.37) than control group (04.9+3.03) (p<0.003). At one minute after IV cannulation procedure, the mean pain score in experimental group was lower (01.00+0.00) than control group (02.50+2.43) (p>0.05)
CONCLUSION: The study findings revealed that cartoon animation movie significantly reduces the level of intravenous cannulation procedural pain in children.
Key Words: Cartoon animation movie, Level of Pain, Intravenous cannulation, Hospitalized children, FLACC scale.
