True experimental study to assess the effectiveness of kaleidoscope as a diversional therapy on level of pain among children (3- 6yrs) receiving intravenous injection in selected hospitals of surat district, gujarat.

Abstract

A true experimental study to assess the effectiveness of kaleidoscope as a diversional therapy on level of pain among children (3- 6yrs) receiving intravenous injection in selected hospitals of surat district, gujrat. Methodology: the research design adopted for the study is true-experimental post-test only group design. The conceptual framework used in this study was based on ernestinewiedenbach’s helping art of clinical nursing theory (1964). Variables under study were pain as dependent variables, kaleidoscope as independent variable. The tools used under this study were demographic data, clinical profile of patient, wong baker pain scale and instrument used was kaleidoscope. The data collected were analysed and interpreted by using descriptive and inferential statistics. Result and interpretation: the mean score regarding pain level of experimental group is 3.43 which is lower than the control group 8.69 that shows there is reduction in pain among children due to kaleidoscope on the experimental group to which it is introduced. The calculated t-value of 21.974 exceeds the tabulated t-value of 1.995 at 68 degrees of freedom, and the p-value is 0.00001, indicating a highly significant difference between the two groups. This suggests that the kaleidoscope therapy was effective in reducing the pain levels among children receiving intravenous injections.

Conclusion: the findings from this study reveal that the use of a kaleidoscope as a diversional therapy significantly reduces the level of pain in children receiving intravenous injections. This is supported by the data showing that children in the experimental group, who used the kaleidoscope during iv administration, experienced significantly lower pain levels compared to those in the control group who did not use the kaleidoscope.