Effectiveness of Two Different Methods for Pain Reduction During Insulin Injection in Children With Type 1 Diabetes: Buzzy and ShotBlocker

AbstractBackgroundRepeated injections may prevent children from performing insulin administration (skip dosing) and may cause anxiety.AimsTo compare the effect of ShotBlocker and the combination of vibration and cold application (Buzzy) in reducing pain during insulin administration in children.MethodsThis research was designed as a randomized controlled experimental study. The study sample consisted of 60 children aged between 6 and 12  years who were diagnosed as having type 1 diabetes and received insulin from the Child Endocrinology Department of the medical faculty in Eskisehir Osmangazi University between May 2015 and June 2017. The children were randomized into the Buzzy (n  = 20), ShotBlocker (n  = 20), and control (n  = 20) groups. Three instruments were used to obtain the research data: Interview and Observation Form, Children's Anxiety and Pain Scale (CAPS), and Faces Pain Scale —Revised (FPS‐R).ResultsThe mean age of the children was 9.43  ± 2.18 years (range 6–12 years). There were no significant differences among preprocedural anxiety levels of the study groups in terms of self‐, parent‐, and observer‐reported levels (p  = .935,p  = .374, andp  = .680, respectively). Children in the control group had higher levels of pain than children in the Buzzy and ShotBlocker groups (p  = .008,p  = .007, andp  > .001, respectively). There was a significant difference between the groups with procedural anxiety levels reported by the fam...
Source: Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing - Category: Nursing Authors: Tags: Original Article Source Type: research