Nurse Assisted Distraction Strategies (NADS) on Postoperative Pain Experience among Children Undergoing Surgery: A Study Protocol

Authors

  • Edlin Glane Mathias1, Mamatha Shivananda Pai2, Vijay Kumar3, Dinesh Narayanakurup4, Malavika5, Vasudeva Guddattu6

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37506/mlu.v20i4.1791

Keywords:

Postoperative pain; Anxiety; Children; Nursing, Distraction; RCT; Protocol.

Abstract

Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy of nurse assisted distraction strategies on postoperative pain, parent pain
catastrophizing, mother and child anxiety and physiological parameters.
Method: The present study included a total of 160 mother-child dyads (2-7 years) inpatient to paediatric
surgical unit. The study participants are randomized into intervention and control group. The intervention
group will receive age appropriate NADS along with the standard care for three postoperative days and the
control group will receive only standard care. The participants will be followed from day of admission to
postoperative day 3.
Results: NADS will be delivered for three postoperative days to the children in the postoperative unit.
Children received intervention had shown improvement in the postoperative pain and anxiety in these three
postoperative days.
Conclusion: The findings of the study will empower nurses and health care professionals to practice
distraction strategies in the postoperative unit which will decrease postoperative pain, anxiety and reduces
the dosage of analgesics among children

Author Biography

  • Edlin Glane Mathias1, Mamatha Shivananda Pai2, Vijay Kumar3, Dinesh Narayanakurup4, Malavika5, Vasudeva Guddattu6

    1MPhil (N), PhD Scholar, Manipal College of Nursing, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE),
    Manipal, Udupi District, Karnataka, India, 2PhD, Professor, Manipal College of Nursing, Manipal Academy
    of Higher Education (MAHE), Manipal, Udupi District, Karnataka, India, 3Professor & Head, Department
    of Pediatric Surgery, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Manipal,
    Udupi District, Karnataka, India, 4Associate Professor, Department of Clinical Psychology, Manipal College of
    Health Professions, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Manipal, Udupi District, Karnataka, India,
    5Associate Professor, Department of Anaesthesiology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher
    Education (MAHE), Manipal, Udupi District, Karnataka, India, 6Associate Professor, Department of Data Science,
    Prasanna School of Public Health, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Manipal, Udupi District,
    Karnataka, India

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Published

2020-11-18

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 4 (2020): Medico-Legal Update

Section

Articles

How to Cite

Nurse Assisted Distraction Strategies (NADS) on Postoperative Pain Experience among Children Undergoing Surgery: A Study Protocol. (2020). Medico Legal Update, 20(4), 182-187. https://doi.org/10.37506/mlu.v20i4.1791