Affiliation:
1. BAHÇEŞEHİR ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Abstract
Objective
This study aims to determine the pain experienced by
adult patients during the bloodletting procedure and
to reveal the effect of visual and auditory methods
on the level of pain compared to routine bloodletting
procedures.
Material and Method
The study was conducted as a randomized controlled
trial. The study was carried out in a blood collection
unit of a hospital on 15.01.2022. A total of ninety-nine
patients were randomized into three groups (visual,
auditory, and control groups). Visual Group patients
were asked to focus on the nature photograph on the
screen, and the Auditory Group patients were asked
to focus on the nature sounds they listened to. Data
were collected using the Personal Information Form
and the Visual Analog Scale (VAS). In the analysis
of the data, descriptive statistical methods, Kruskal-
Wallis, Pearson Chi-Square, and Monte Carlo Exact
Tests were used. The significance level was taken as
p
Publisher
Medical Journal of Suleyman Demirel University