Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Pain Management Nursing, cilt.24, sa.5, 2023 (SCI-Expanded)
Objectives: This systematic review was conducted to examine the available evidence on the effects of distraction methods during venous blood sampling on pain levels in school-age children. Design: A systematic review. Data sources: Pubmed, Web of Science, Scopus, Science Direct were searched using search terms. Review/Analysis methods: A systematic review of all relevant articles published between June 2017 and June 2022, was conducted according to Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. Results: The applied search strategy identified 612 articles in four databases. A total of 2,032 school-age children in the 15 studies who met the study inclusion criteria were included in the review. Four studies used active distraction, eight studies used passive distraction, and three studies used both distraction methods. Conclusions: Active and passive distractions are efficacious interventions during venous blood sampling in reducing pain in school-age children. However, more studies are needed to determine the superiority between these two methods.