The Effect of Bubble making on the Procedural Pain of Injection in Thalasemic School- aged Children in Kerman Thalasemia Center

Introduction: Medical procedures are common sources of pain for children. Children with chronic illnesses experience an even greater number of painful procedures as part of their condition diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring. Several methods are reported for reducing the pain. Clinicians commonly used distraction methods for decreasing pain. However there is no consensus among them about what distraction method is better for reducing injection pain. Objective: This study carried out to assess the Effect of Bubble making on The Procedural Pain of Injection in Thalassemic School- aged Children in Kerman Thalasemia Center Method: The present study is a clinical trial. The research sample consists of 40 thalassemic children with 6-12 years old, who have registered in Kerman thalasemia center. The participants were randomly divided into two groups (control and experimental). In the experimental group, bubble making was performed. The data gathering instruments were included: demographic information questionnaire, the investigation scale of pain behavioral signs, numeric pain scale. The analysis of the data was carried out through descriptive and analytical statistics. Results: The data indicated that there was a significant difference between the average scores of pain in the two groups after injection (P<0.05) Conclusion: Based on the result of this study, the distraction (Bubble Making) can reduce the pain of injection procedures in children. Keywords: Pain, Bubble making, Distraction, School- aged Children, Thalasemia