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Effect of Face-To-Face Education on Anxiety and Pain in Children With Minor Extremity Injuries Undergoing Outpatient Suturing in Emergency Department Publisher Pubmed



Beigom Bigdeli Shamloo M1 ; Zonoori S2 ; Naboureh A3 ; Nasiri M4 ; Bahrami H1 ; Maneiey M1 ; Allahyari Bayatiani F1
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  1. 1. Department of Nursing, Nursing and Midwifery faculty, Dezful University of Medical Sciences, Dezful, Iran
  2. 2. Shahid Khoromi Hospital, Khorramabad, Iran
  3. 3. Department of Critical Care Nursing, Nursing and Midwifery faculty, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  4. 4. Department of Operating Room Technology, Paramedical School, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran

Source: Indian Pediatrics Published:2018


Abstract

Objective: To assess the effect of face-to-face education on anxiety and pain in children with minor extremity injuries undergoing outpatient suturing. Methods: Children in intervention and control groups received face-to-face education (10 minutes) and no specific education, respectively. The anxiety and pain was measured using Modified-Yale Preoperative Anxiety Scale, and pain by Faces Pain Scale–Revised, respectively in 3 stages viz, pre-procedure and pre-intervention, post-procedure. Results: Children in the intervention group were less anxious than the control at pre-procedure and post-intervention stage (41.1 (13.8) vs. 46.3 (19.1), respectively, P=0.03) and post-procedure and post-intervention stage (32.3 (17.2) vs. 40.2 (12.9), respectively, P=0.01). Children in the intervention group experienced less pain than the control at pre-procedure and post-intervention stage (3.9 (3.8) vs. 4.9 (3.1), respectively, P<0.001) and post-procedure and post-intervention stage (3.1 (1.2) vs. 4.0 (2.1), respectively, P=0.001). Conclusions: Face-to-face education could reduce anxiety and pain in children undergoing suturing in the emergency department. © 2017, Indian Academy of Pediatrics.