<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">

<bold>Aim.</bold> This study aimed to investigate whether arts-based interventions are effective in reducing the pain and anxiety of children during venipuncture.
<bold>Material and methods.</bold> Our search involved 9 databases, including Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, ScienceDirect, Scopus, MEDLINE, EMBASE via PsycINFO, LILACS, ERIC, Web of Science, Google Scholar, and Dissertation Abstracts International until 31 December 2021. Clinical trials in humans published in English randomized or non-randomized were the main criteria for eligibility.
<bold>Results.</bold> We included five RCTs in our review and all were included in our meta-analysis. Quantitative analysis of different clinical parameters was described. In the art-based intervention compared with the control group in terms of reduction in pain mean deviation was -0.68; 95% confidence interval: -1.14, -0.22), whereas the art-based intervention compared with the control group in terms of anxiety reduction mean deviation: -0.78; 95% confidence interval: -1.47, -0.09) during venipuncture procedures.
<bold>Conclusions.</bold> In this study, art-based interventions were found to be effective for children undergoing venipuncture. However, most studies have a high risk of bias and are of low quality, so the results cannot be generalized.
</abstract>

Aim. This study aimed to investigate whether arts-based interventions are effective in reducing the pain and anxiety of children during venipuncture.
Material and methods. Our search involved 9 databases, including Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, ScienceDirect, Scopus, MEDLINE, EMBASE via PsycINFO, LILACS, ERIC, Web of Science, Google Scholar, and Dissertation Abstracts International until 31 December 2021. Clinical trials in humans published in English randomized or non-randomized were the main criteria for eligibility.
Results. We included five RCTs in our review and all were included in our meta-analysis. Quantitative analysis of different clinical parameters was described. In the art-based intervention compared with the control group in terms of reduction in pain mean deviation was -0.68; 95% confidence interval: -1.14, -0.22), whereas the art-based intervention compared with the control group in terms of anxiety reduction mean deviation: -0.78; 95% confidence interval: -1.47, -0.09) during venipuncture procedures.
Conclusions. In this study, art-based interventions were found to be effective for children undergoing venipuncture. However, most studies have a high risk of bias and are of low quality, so the results cannot be generalized.

A systematic review and meta-analysis of the effect of art-based psychological distraction on school-aged children’s pain and anxiety during painful procedures

Department of Nursing Science, Faculty of Health Sciences

Nursing Science, Department of Nursing Science, Faculty of Health

Department of Women’s and Children’s Health

Pielegniarstwo  XXI wieku / Nursing in the 21st Century

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Aim. This study aimed to investigate whether arts-based interventions are effective in reducing the pain and anxiety of children during venipuncture.
Material...

A systematic review and meta-analysis of the effect of art-based psychological distraction on school-aged children’s pain and anxiety during painful procedures

Published Online: Nov 22, 2023

Page range: 264 - 272

Received: Apr 20, 2023

Accepted: Jun 02, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pielxxiw-2023-0031

Keywords
pain, anxiety, fear, distraction, painful procedures

© 2023 Sherzad Suleman et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

A systematic review and meta-analysis of the effect of art-based psychological distraction on school-aged children’s pain and anxiety during painful procedures

Published Online: Nov 22, 2023

Page range: 264 - 272

Received: Apr 20, 2023

Accepted: Jun 02, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pielxxiw-2023-0031

Keywordspain, anxiety, fear, distraction, painful procedures

© 2023 Sherzad Suleman et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
pain, anxiety, fear, distraction, painful procedures