The effect of playing games with toys made with medical materials in children with cancer on pain during intravenous treatment
Hakime Aslan, Behice Erci
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: This research aims to examine the effect of playing games with toys made of medical materials in children with cancer on pain that occurs during intravenous (IV) treatment. METHODS: The randomized controlled clinical trial was conducted between May 2016 and February 2018. The study sample comprised 110 children (experimental group 55; control group 55), determined using power analysis from the study population. The data were collected by the researcher, using face-to-face interview techniques, the Information Form, and Wong-Baker FACES Pain Rating Scale (WBS). RESULTS: The pre- and post-test pain mean scores of patients in the experimental group were 2.27 ± 0.91 and 0.43 ± 0.66, respectively (p = 0.0001). The pre- and post-test pain mean scores of patients in the control group were 1.72 ± 0.82 and 3.34 ± 0.77, respectively (p = 0.0001). SIGNIFICANCE OF RESULTS: The experience of playing with toys made from materials used for invasive procedures relieves pain the during IV treatment.