Effectiveness of an Animation Video on Behavioral Response to Pain among Toddlers During Immunization in a Selected PHC at Mangalore India

Abstract

Background: Immunization is regarded as one of the most significant medical achievements of all times.
Recently, increasing attention has been paid to the pain resulting from routine childhood immunizations.
In addition, lack of adequate pain management during immunization exposes children to unnecessary
suffering and the potential for long-term consequences, such as fear of needles. Hence this study is intended
to assess the Effectiveness of an Animation Video On behavioral Response to Pain among Toddlers during
Immunization.
Materials and Method: A quasi-experimental research (non-equivalent post-test-only control group)
design was used for this study. The sample was drawn through purposive sampling technique and comprised
of 60 toddlers undergoing for immunization (30 in experimental and 30 in control group) in a selected PHC
at Mangalore, India. Data was collected using Behavioral response assessment scale to pain. (Modified
FLACC behavioral assessment scale).
Results: Majority of the toddlers in Group I (83.33%) were having moderate behavioural response to pain,
only 16.7% were having severe behavioural response to pain whereas in Group II (100%) all the toddlers
experienced severe behavioural response to pain during immunisation. The mean score of behavioural
response to pain of Group II (10.97±1.69) was greater than that of Group I (7.17±1.206).
Conclusion: An animation video during immunization can be an effective, simple, non-invasive, and cost
effective diversional technique had a positive effect on children’s distress behaviour and pain and having no
side effects on the toddlers.