EFFECT OF DISTRACTION METHODS ON ACUTE PAIN IN ADULTS: RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL

Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi, cilt.30, sa.4, ss.688-696, 2023 (TRDizin)

Objective

This study aims to determine the pain experienced by

adult patients during the bloodletting procedure and

to reveal the effect of visual and auditory methods

on the level of pain compared to routine bloodletting

procedures.

Material and Method

The study was conducted as a randomized controlled

trial. The study was carried out in a blood collection

unit of a hospital on 15.01.2022. A total of ninety-nine

patients were randomized into three groups (visual, auditory, and control groups). Visual Group patients

were asked to focus on the nature photograph on the

screen, and the Auditory Group patients were asked

to focus on the nature sounds they listened to. Data

were collected using the Personal Information Form

and the Visual Analog Scale (VAS). In the analysis

of the data, descriptive statistical methods, Kruskal-

Wallis, Pearson Chi-Square, and Monte Carlo Exact

Tests were used. The significance level was taken as

p<0.05 and p<0.001.

Results

No statistically significant difference was found

between the visual and auditory groups (p>0.05).

However, the pain levels of the patients in the visual

and auditory groups were found lower than the pain

levels of the patients in the control group (p<0.001).

Conclusion

This study reveals the positive effect of distraction on

the level of acute pain in adults. The study proves

that visual and audial methods can be used safely

within the scope of distraction methods and presents

evidence-based information.