Maryam Marofi, Farzaneh Nikobakht, Nasrollah Alimohammadi, Zohre Badie,
Volume 6, Issue 1 (4-2015)
Abstract
Abstract
Background: During health care in NICU, infants undergo extremely painful procedures which may cause problems in terms of disregarding the pain such as changes in pattern of respiratory rate, heart rate, and blood oxygen saturation. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of mother’s milk and melody on heel stick pain in infants has been done.
Methods: quasi-experimental study performed in Alzahra Hospital (Isfahan, Iran) for five months. Seventy five infants were selected through convenient sampling method that were assigned to three equal groups randomly (25 each group). In the melody group, a selected melody was played for infants with one meter distance from them with 65 dB, 3 minutes before, during and after the heel stick procedure and their pain severity were evaluated by NIPS scale and recorded at the mentioned times. In the mother's milk group also3 minutes before, during and after procedure amount 2 cc from mother's milk which infuses by syringe in infant mouth. The pain severity was also recorded for the control group 3 minutes before, during and after the heel stick procedure.
Results: The results of the repeated measures ANOVA showed that the mean pain score in each of the three groups had significant differences between different times (P< 0/001).
Conclusion: The findings indicate that melody reduces infant pain during heel stick therefore it is suggested to avoid adverse effects on infant pain during painful procedures used to play melodies.
Maryam Maryam Marofi, Motahareh Siros Fard, Nasrollah I Alimohammadi,
Volume 6, Issue 1 (4-2015)
Abstract
Background:Children's Hospital, they were exposed to various therapeutic interventions that can be painful ,Including postoperative pain is the most common complaints, This study aimed to investigate the effect of aromatherapy on pain in children after surgery is performed.
Methods: In a double blind placebo-controlled clinical trail we selected 96 children with 3-6 years old in ease way and divided randomly into three groups. Patient in group A were given inhalation aromatherapy with Rosa damascene mill and in group B, pelargonium graveolens and group C were given almond oil as a placebo. Inhalation aromatherapy used at the first time of child enter to ward as the 0 time and then at 3, 6, 9 and 12 hours afterward and common treatment to palliative pain were used in each three groups. 30 minuets after per time aromatherapy, the postoperative pain in children were evaluated with the Toddler Preschooler Postoperative Pain Scale (TPPPS). data was statistically analyzed using chi-square test, one way analysis of variance and repeated measure test.
Results: We found that the pain score at the first time of child enter to ward (before received any aromatherapy or palliative care) have no significant different between three groups. After each time of aromatherapy and at the end of treatment, the pain score were reduced in two aromatherapy groups (Rosa damascene mill and pelargonium graveolens) more than placebo group and severity of pain reduction have no significant different between this two groups (Rosa damascene mill and pelargonium graveolens).
Conclusions: According to our study, aromatherapy with Rosa damascene mill or pelargonium graveolens can use in postoperative pain in children with other common treatment without any significant side effects.
