2022, Vol. 4, Issue 1, Part A

Objectives – To assess and evaluate the intensity of pain and behavioural distress among children during invasive intravenous procedures with and without local cold application and to determine the association between the intensity of pain, behavioural distress in children undergoing invasive intravenous procedures and selected variables.

Methods- An experimental approach with post test only control group design was used for the study. The sample for the study comprised of 24 children with age group of 3 - 12 years; 12 children for each experimental group and control group selected by purposive sampling with random assignment. Pain and behavioural distress were assessed using Revised Faces Pain Assessment Scale and behavioural distress Scale respectively.

Findings- Majority of children were between the age group of 3 to 5.9 years. Most (79.2%) had history of hospitalization and invasive procedures. The results of the pilot study show that cold application before the invasive intravenous procedures reduces pain and pain associated behavioural distress among children caused due to invasive intravenous procedures.