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.
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Beigom Bigdeli Shamloo, M., Zonoori, S., Naboureh, A. et al. Effect of Face-to-Face Education on Anxiety and Pain in Children with Minor Extremity Injuries Undergoing Outpatient Suturing in Emergency Department. Indian Pediatr 55, 41–44 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13312-018-1226-3
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