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The Pediatric Procedural Holistic Comfort Assessment: A Feasibility Study.
Summary
Researchers found the Pediatric Procedural Holistic Comfort Assessment feasible for measuring comfort in children during needle procedures. Minor revisions will improve this important nursing tool for pediatric care.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric Nursing
- Psychosocial Assessment
- Healthcare Quality Improvement
Background:
- Holistic comfort is crucial in pediatric procedural care.
- A significant gap exists in measuring pediatric patient comfort.
- This study addresses the need for a validated comfort measurement instrument.
Purpose of the Study:
- To assess the feasibility of implementing a new psychosocial measurement instrument.
- To evaluate the comprehensibility of the Pediatric Procedural Holistic Comfort Assessment.
- To explore nurses' and children's perspectives on the instrument.
Main Methods:
- Mixed methods study guided by Kolcaba's holistic comfort theory.
- Included cognitive interviewing and descriptive/inferential statistics.
- Recruited 16 children (aged 4-8) and 14 nurses.
Main Results:
- Identified 8 qualitative themes regarding feasibility and comprehensibility.
- No significant association found between perspectives and demographic variables.
- The Pediatric Procedural Holistic Comfort Assessment is feasible with minor revisions.
Conclusions:
- The Pediatric Procedural Holistic Comfort Assessment can be implemented by nurses.
- Findings have implications for nursing practice and research methodology.
- Supports the use of validated instruments to enhance pediatric patient comfort.
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