The Effect of Three Methods Used in Reducing Pain During Dressing Change

The Effect of Listening to Music, Performing Mathematics Operations and Ball Squeezing in Reducing Pain During Dressing Change in Children With Appendectomy

This randomized controlled study aims to determine the effect of listening to music (LM), ball squeezing (BS), and performing mathematical operations (MO) in reducing the pain experienced during the first dressing in children aged 8-18 with appendectomy.

The sample of the study consisted of 120 children (LM:30, BS:30, MO:30, control:30). A minute before dressing and during dressing, the children in the LM group listened to music, the children in the SB group squeezed the ball, the children in the MO group performed mathematical operations.According to the child, parent, and nurse assessment, it was determined that the mean pain score of the children in the LM and MO groups was lower than that of the BS group and control groups (p< .05).

Inclusion Criteria:

• Consisted of the child and parent's consent to participate in the study,
• The child and parent's speaking Turkish at the level of native speaker,
• The child's being 8-18 years old and undergoing appendectomy,
• Being the body temperature of the child in the normal level (36.5-37.2⁰C),
• The child's not having intense nausea and vomiting,
• The child's not having any physical, intellectual or neurological disability that would affect his/her participation.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Having a mental or neurological disability
• Children with hearing and vision impairment