Non-pharmacological Strategies to Mitigate Pain and Anxiety among Children on Dialysis
Mahmoud Farrag, J., Mohamed Ahmed, S., Abdallah Mohammed, H., Mohamed Ahmed Ayed, M. (2022). Non-pharmacological Strategies to Mitigate Pain and Anxiety among Children on Dialysis. EKB Journal Management System, 13(1), 1609-1625. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2022.230014
Jihan Mahmoud Farrag; Sabra Mohamed Ahmed; Hanan Abdallah Mohammed; Manal Mohamed Ahmed Ayed. "Non-pharmacological Strategies to Mitigate Pain and Anxiety among Children on Dialysis". EKB Journal Management System, 13, 1, 2022, 1609-1625. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2022.230014
Mahmoud Farrag, J., Mohamed Ahmed, S., Abdallah Mohammed, H., Mohamed Ahmed Ayed, M. (2022). 'Non-pharmacological Strategies to Mitigate Pain and Anxiety among Children on Dialysis', EKB Journal Management System, 13(1), pp. 1609-1625. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2022.230014
Mahmoud Farrag, J., Mohamed Ahmed, S., Abdallah Mohammed, H., Mohamed Ahmed Ayed, M. Non-pharmacological Strategies to Mitigate Pain and Anxiety among Children on Dialysis. EKB Journal Management System, 2022; 13(1): 1609-1625. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2022.230014

Non-pharmacological Strategies to Mitigate Pain and Anxiety among Children on Dialysis

Egyptian Journal of Health Care
Article 109, Volume 13, Issue 1, March 2022, Page 1609-1625  XML PDF (834.8 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2022.230014
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Authors
Jihan Mahmoud Farrag1; Sabra Mohamed Ahmed2; Hanan Abdallah Mohammed3; Manal Mohamed Ahmed Ayed* 2
1Pediatric Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, PortSaid University
2Pediatric Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Sohag University
3Pediatric Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Fayoum University
Abstract
Pain and anxiety mitigation among children on dialysis is an important issue to be discussed, in
addition to how non-pharmacological strategies can help in making this mitigation through the
pediatric nurse. The study aimed to evaluate the effect of non-pharmacological strategies to
mitigate pain and anxiety among children on dialysis. Research design: A quasi-experimental
research design was utilized. Setting: The study was conducted in the Pediatric Dialysis Unit at
Sohag University Hospital. Sample: A purposive sample that included 80 children on dialysis was
selected and studied within six months. They were divided into two equal groups; 40children in the
intervention group “who applied non-pharmacological strategies” and 40 children in the control
group. Tools: three tools were used: 1st tool included demographic characteristics of studied
children and their parents, and medical record sheets of the studied children, 2nd tool included
NumericPain Rating Scale and 3rd tool included Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale. Results: A highly
statistical significant was found regarding the total mean scores of pain and anxiety between the
intervention and control groups, where the children in the intervention group had little total mean
scores of pain and anxiety levels after receiving non-pharmacological strategies, compared to
children in the control group < /span>. Conclusion: Non-pharmacological strategies that were used in this
study had a good effects in mitigate pain and anxiety among children on the dialysis.
Recommendation: Application of non-pharmacological strategies by nurses in the care for children
on the dialysis to mitigate pain and anxiety. 
Keywords
Pain; Children on dialysis; Anxiety; Non-pharmacological strategies
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