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Turkish Nurses' Use of Nonpharmacological Methods for Relieving Children's Postoperative Pain

Ayda Çelebioğlu, Sibel Küçükoğlu, Emel Odabaşoğlu

    Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine
    |September 23, 2015
    PubMed

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    Turkish nurses frequently use cognitive-behavioral methods, such as verbal encouragement, to manage postoperative pain in children. Physical methods like repositioning are also common, with more educated and female nurses utilizing specific techniques more often.

    Area of Science:

    • Pediatric Nursing
    • Pain Management
    • Surgical Care

    Background:

    • Postoperative pain is a common and distressing experience for children after surgery.
    • Hospitalization and surgical procedures induce significant stress in pediatric patients.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate and analyze the utilization of nonpharmacological methods by Turkish nurses for relieving postoperative pain in children.
    • To identify the most frequently employed nonpharmacological pain relief strategies in pediatric surgical care.

    Main Methods:

    • A cross-sectional, descriptive study was conducted in two hospitals in eastern Turkey.
    • Data were collected from 143 nurses using questionnaires, a checklist of nonpharmacological methods, and a visual analogue scale (VAS).
    • Descriptive statistics and the chi-squared (χ²) test were employed for data analysis.

    Main Results:

    • The majority of nurses (73.4%) initially administered medication for pediatric postoperative pain.
    • The most frequently used nonpharmacological methods included verbal encouragement (90.2%), repositioning (85.3%), touch (82.5%), and room ventilation (79.7%).
    • More educated nurses and female nurses demonstrated statistically significant preferences for specific cognitive-behavioral and physical pain management techniques.

    Conclusions:

    • Nonpharmacological methods, particularly cognitive-behavioral strategies, are predominantly used by nurses in managing pediatric postoperative pain.
    • Nurses play a crucial role in implementing diverse nonpharmacological interventions to alleviate children's pain after surgery.
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