Impact of a Traumatic Care Technique on Pain and Fear among Hospitalized Children Undergoing Intravenous Medication
Eman Abdel Fattah Hassan, Asmaa Mahfouz Hassan
Abstract
Background: A traumatic care is a therapeutic method that does not induce trauma in children and their families, in that the treatment strives to prevent trauma and maximize children’s growth and development throughout their stay at the hospital.
Aim: The study aimed to evaluate the impact of a traumatic care technique on pain and fear among hospitalized children undergoing intravenous medication.
Methods: One-group quasi- experimental design, which was conducted in medicine units at El-Monira pediatric hospital, affiliated to Cairo- University. A purposive sample of 60 children, aged from 5-10 years old and undergoing intravenous antibiotic. A structured interview questionnaire, Wong-Baker FACES Pain Rating Scale, and Children’s Fear Scale were used for data collection.
Results: Mean scores of pain and fear indicated a highly statistically significance differences before, during, and after a traumatic care technique. There was positive significant relation between child’s sex, length of hospital stay, and children’s fear after a traumatic care technique at 4th day.
Conclusion: A traumatic care is an effective method in reducing the pain intensity and fear of children during and after intravenous medication injection at clinical setting.
Recommendations: A traumatic care technique should be implemented during any painful procedure.
Full Text: PDF DOI: 10.15640/ijhs.v11n1a2
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