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- Title
Reducing Neonatal Vaccination Pain: The Effectiveness of Behavioral Interventions.
- Authors
Yi-Chun Chou; Wang-Hin Yip; Li-Yu Chang; Chien-Heng Lin
- Abstract
Background: Receiving vaccinations is one of the most painful events of infancy. Healthcare staffs often fail to appreciate this and conduct vaccinations without pain management. Purpose: This study investigated the effectiveness of behavioral interventions (listening to music, cuddling and backpatting) on reducing vaccination distress in neonates. Methods: Researchers enrolled a total of 149 neonates who underwent routine HBV or BCG vaccinations at a regional teaching hospital in central Taiwan. Eighty-eight were assigned to the experimental group and 99 to the control group. Researchers assessed vaccination pain using a visual analog scale (VAS), measure of adult and infant smoothing and distress (MAISD), heart rate variability (HRV), and the neonatal facial coding scale system (NFCSS). Results: VAS and MAISD scores were significantly lower in the experimental group than the control group (66.40± 16.02 vs. 73.31 ± 14.22 and p < .02, 0.31 ± 0.41 vs. 0.62 ± 0.58, p < .03, respectively). Conclusions: Behavioral interventions represent a simple, practical and effective approach to alleviating neonate vaccination pain. Their proper application to improve neonatal care quality is recommended.
- Subjects
VACCINATION of infants; PAIN in newborn infants; DRUG efficacy; HEART beat; MEDICAL quality control; VISUAL analog scale; CONTROL groups
- Publication
Journal of Nursing & Healthcare Research, 2012, Vol 8, Issue 1, p3
- ISSN
2072-9235
- Publication type
Article