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Index de Enfermería

On-line version ISSN 1699-5988Print version ISSN 1132-1296

Abstract

MEDINA CORDOBA, Camila Alejandra  and  PEREZ VILLA, Marjorie. Non-pharmacological measures implemented by nurses for the pain of children with Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia. Index Enferm [online]. 2019, vol.28, n.1-2, pp.46-50.  Epub Dec 09, 2019. ISSN 1699-5988.

Objective:

to evaluate the non-pharmacological measures implemented by the nurses management of pain manifested by pediatric patients diagnosed with Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia during hospitalization.

Methods:

longitudinal-analytical study, with 35 children hospitalized with Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia. Scales were used to assess the pain and a checklist with the non-pharmacological measures used.

Results:

the main non-pharmacological measure implemented by the nursing staff was to allow physical contact with the caregiver (97.1%). It was observed that the lesions in the body (OR 4.29, 95% CI: 1.93-9.55) and headache (OR 2.61, 95% CI: 1.03-6.60) are factors of risk to present pain and music a factor that improves it (OR 0.44, 95% CI: 0.23-0.87).

Main conclusion:

music therapy as a non-pharmacological measure reduces the perception of pain in children with acute lymphocytic leukemia.

Keywords : Pain; Lymphoid leukemia; Child; Pain management; Nursing.

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