Effects of breastfeeding and heel warming on pain levels during heel stick in neonates.

Aim: To determine the effects of two different methods, breastfeeding and heel warming, during heel stick procedures on pain levels in healthy term neonates.

Methods: This study was a prospective, randomized controlled trial. The sample of the study consisted of 150 healthy newborns who matched the case selection criteria and were brought to the nursery for the heel stick procedure.

Non-pharmacological strategies used to reduce procedural pain in infants by nurses at family health centres.

Objective: To determine the methods used by nurses working in family health centres to decrease pain during medical procedures in infants.

Methods: This descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted at family health centres in the county town of Bandirma, and city centres of Karaman and Gaziantep, Turkey, in September and October 2015, and comprised nurses. Data was collected through face-to-face interviews using a questionnaire.

Effects of music therapy and distraction cards on pain relief during phlebotomy in children.

Aim: To investigate three different distraction methods (distraction cards, listening to music, and distraction cards + music) on pain and anxiety relief in children during phlebotomy.

Methods: This study was a prospective, randomized, controlled trial. The sample consisted of children aged 7 to 12years who required blood tests.

Comparison of the effectiveness of three different methods in decreasing pain during venipuncture in children: ball squeezing, balloon inflating and distraction cards.

Aims And Objectives: This study aimed to investigate three different distraction methods (squeezing a soft ball, balloon inflation and distraction cards) on pain and anxiety relief in children during phlebotomy.

Background: Needle-requiring medical procedures such as venipuncture, phlebotomy and intramuscular injections are common and significant sources of pain for children, and these cause anxiety, distress and fear.

Design: This study was a prospective, randomised controlled trial.

Effect of flick application on pain level and duration of crying during infant vaccination.

Background: The aim of the research is to determine the effect of flick application to reduce pain on pain level and duration of crying during vaccination.

Method: This research was carried out on one-month-old babies in a family health center between March and June 2015. The babies coming for the second dose of Hepatitis B vaccine were divided into experiment and control groups.

Identification of the traditional methods of newborn mothers regarding jaundice in Turkey.

Aims And Objectives: To detect traditional methods applied for the treatment of newborn jaundice by mothers in Turkey.

Background: Traditional methods are generally used in our society. Instead of using medical services, people often use already-known traditional methods to treat the disease.