Reduction of intravenous line placement pain is one of the most important nursing priorities in the pediatric wards. The present study was aimed at comparing the effect of Hugo’s point massage and play on the severity of IV-line placement pain in hospitalized children aged 3–6 years in the pediatric ward. 72 children were selected and assigned randomly to three groups, i.e., control, play, and Hugo point massage. In the massage group, the middle angle between the first and second bones of the palm of the opposite hand was massaged, and the playgroup encouraged bubble-making play. The one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) did not show a statistically significant difference between the mean IV-line placement pain in play, Hugo’s point, and control groups before interventions (; ). However, the ANOVA test revealed a significant difference between the mean IV-line placement pain in play, Hugo’s point, and control groups after the interventions (; ). The result of the post hoc Scheffe test also showed a statistically significant difference between the mean intensity of IV-line placement pain in both play therapy and Hugo’s point massage groups (; ). Moreover, this test showed that the playgroup children felt less pain than Hugo’s point and control group children. This study showed that, in comparison with Hugo’s point massage, the play was a more effective way for reducing pain caused by IV-line placement in children, and pediatric nurses can play a significant role in reducing and managing children’s pain by using it.

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雨果穴位按摩和玩耍对儿童静脉输液痛的影响比较：一项随机临床试验

减少静脉管线放置疼痛是小儿科病房最重要的护理重点之一。本研究旨在比较Hugo的穴位按摩和游戏对3-6岁住院的儿童病房中IV线放置疼痛的严重程度的影响。选择72名儿童并将其随机分为三组，即控制，游戏和雨果穴位按摩。在按摩组中，对另一只手的第一和第二骨之间的中间角度进行按摩，而游戏组则鼓励进行泡泡游戏。单因素方差分析（ANOVA）在干预前平均IV线放置疼痛，Hugo's Point和对照组之间没有显示统计学上的显着差异（; ）。但是，ANOVA测试显示，干预后平均静脉输注线痛，Hugo's Point和对照组之间存在显着差异（; ）。事后Scheffe测试的结果还显示，在玩法治疗和Hugo点按摩组中，IV线放置疼痛的平均强度之间存在统计学上的显着差异（; ）。而且，该测试表明，与Hugo的指点和对照组儿童相比，游戏组儿童的疼痛感减轻。这项研究表明，与雨果的穴位按摩相比，该游戏是一种减轻儿童静脉输液引起的疼痛的更有效方法，而儿科护士可以通过使用它来减轻和管理儿童的疼痛。