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				The Effect on Pain of Buzzy® and ShotBlocker® during the Administration of Intramuscular Injections to Children: A Randomized Controlled Trial														
			
			Birsen Sivri Bilgen, Serap Balcı			
				J Korean Acad Nurs 2019;49(4):486-494.   Published online January 15, 2019			
									DOI: https://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2019.49.4.486
							
							 
				
										
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Purpose
To investigate the effect of Buzzy® and ShotBlocker® on reducing pain induced by intramuscular penicillin injections in children.Methods This was a randomized controlled study. A total of 150 Turkish children aged 7~12 years who presented to our pediatric emergency clinic and met the inclusion criteria were recruited. The children were randomly assigned to each group (control=50, Buzzy®=50, ShotBlocker®=50). Data were collected using an information form, the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for Children, Visual Analog Scale, and Faces Pain Scale-Revised.Results The children in the control group had significantly higher pain scores during the penicillin injection than the children in the ShotBlocker® and Buzzy® groups. The children in the Buzzy® group had significantly less pain than the children in both the ShotBlocker® and control groups (p<.001).Conclusion Buzzy® was more effective compared with ShotBlocker® in this study.
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