TENS for children's procedural pain

摘要: Abstract A 3 × 6 factorial design with a double blind and placebo control was employed to investigate the effect of TENS treatment on pain produced by venipuncture. The three groups consisted TENS, placebo-TENS control. Subjects were blocked into six 2-year age (ages: 5–17 years). During period study, 896 children attending outpatient laboratory general hospital screened 514 completed study. data which collected before venipuncture included expected state anxiety. Following venipuncture, intensity measured vertical visual analogue scale (VAS) affect assessed McGrath's faces scale. Significant main effects for obtained. Pain lowest group highest group. scores greatest lower higher groups. results this study support use children's need interventions procedural pain.