[Pain during venipuncture. The efficacy of physical contact]

Rev Enferm. 2007 Feb;30(2):29-32.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

The authors show the relationship between the use of physical contact and the decrease in pain during venipuncture, or blood-drawing, by means of a clinical test and an experimental, random, controlled study. Random sample by means of a systematic probability sampling. Two groups, control and experimental, were set up, employing physical contact in the latter group. To measure pain, an Analogical Visual Scale from 0-10 (EVA 0-10) was used and a data-register sheet was developed. Pain decreased by 37.45% (p = 0.000) in the experimental group, one of the main objectives of this study.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Randomized Controlled Trial
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mind-Body Therapies
  • Nonverbal Communication
  • Pain / etiology*
  • Pain / prevention & control*
  • Phlebotomy / adverse effects*