The Effect of Hoku Point Massage with Ice on Venipuncture Pain in Children with Thalassemia

Abazari Faroukh*, Batool Pouraboli**, Maryam Rostami***, Younes Jahani****, Mohsentavanaei*****
* Asst. Professor, Dept. of Community Health, Nursing and Midwifery, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Iran.
** Asst. Prof., Dept. of Pediatric and Neonatal Nursing, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran.
*** MSC, Dept. of Pediatric Nursing, Nursing and Midwifery Kerman School of Razi, University of Medical Sciences, Iran.
**** Asst. Prof., Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Iran.
***** MD, Dept. of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Iran.
Periodicity:November - January'2016
DOI : https://doi.org/10.26634/jnur.5.4.4812

Abstract

This paper assess the effectiveness of Hoku point massage with ice on the severity of venipuncture pain in children with thalassemia. This was a double-blind, two-group clinical trial. Eighty six Thalassemic children who were eligible to participate in the study were selected from children referring to Kerman Samen Alhojaj Medical Center consisted the study population. By using a convenience sampling method, they were placed into experimental (Hoku point massage with ice) and placebo (touching ice marble on fake point of the back of the hand) groups by random allocation. Data was collected using a questionnaire about the child's demographic information and FLACC (Faces, Legs Activity Cry Consolability) behavioral pain scale. Descriptive and analytical statistics using software SPSS v. 22 were used to analyze the data. Finally, the results show that average pain score in the experimental and placebo groups was 0.65 ± 0.75 and 2.56 ± 1.58 respectively. There was a statistically significant difference between these two groups in terms of pain severity (p = 0.0001). According to the results, ice massage at Hoko point is an effective method to relieve the venipuncture pain in children with thalassemia.

Keywords

Keywords: Acupressure, Massage, Pain, Venipuncture, Thalassemia.

How to Cite this Article?

Faroukh, A., Pouraboli, B., Rostami, M., Jahani, Y., and Mohsentavanaei (2016). The Effect of Hoku Point Massage with Ice on Venipuncture Pain in Children with Thalassemia. i-manager’s Journal on Nursing, 5(4), 13-19. https://doi.org/10.26634/jnur.5.4.4812

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