Efficacy of distraction methods on procedural pain and anxiety by applying distraction cards and kaleidoscope in children.

Purpose: This study aims to investigate two different distraction methods, distraction cards and kaleidoscope, on pain and anxiety relief of children during phlebotomy.

Methods: This study is a prospective, randomized and controlled trial. The sample consisted of 7-11 year-old children who required blood tests.

Healthy life-style promoting behaviour in Turkish women aged 18-64.

Aim: In this study we aimed to investigate the healthy life-style behaviour of Turkish women and establish influencing features.

Methods: This descriptive study performed by a questionnaire method was conducted in a primary health care centre, in an urban region in Kayseri, Turkey. Every midwife region belonging to the health care centre was accepted as a cluster, and a sample of 450 women between ages 18-64, was gathered from 9 midwife regions.