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Objective of this study was to conduct a systematic review of YouTube videos showing neonatal blood sampling, and to evaluate pain management and comforting interventions used. Selected videos were consumer-or professional-produced videos showing human newborns undergoing heel lancing or venipuncture for blood sampling, videos showing the entire blood sampling procedure (from the first attempt or puncture to the time of application of a cotton ball or bandage), publication date prior to October 2014, Portuguese titles, available audio. Search terms included "neonate," "newborn," "neonatal screening," and "blood collection." Two reviewers independently screened the videos and extracted the following data. A total of 13 140 videos were retrieved, of which 1354 were further evaluated, and 68 were included. Videos were mostly consumer produced (97%). Heel lancing was performed in 62 (91%). Forty-nine infants (72%) were held by an adult during the procedure. Median pain score immediately after puncture was 4 (interquartile range [IQR] = 0-5), and median length of cry throughout the procedure was 61 seconds (IQR = 88). Breastfeeding (3%) and swaddling (1.5%) were rarely implemented. Posted YouTube videos in Portuguese of newborns undergoing blood collection demonstrate minimal use of pain treatment, and maximal distress during procedures. Knowledge translation strategies are needed to implement effective measures for neonatal pain relief and comfort.
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DOI: 10.1097/JPN.0000000000000254
Blood Sampling in Newborns
A Systematic Review of YouTube Videos
Mariana Bueno, PhD, RN; ´
Erika Tihemi Nishi, RN; Taine Costa, RN, MScN; La´
ıs Machado Freire;
Denise Harrison, PhD, RN
ABSTRACT
Objective of this study was to conduct a systematic review
of YouTube videos showing neonatal blood sampling, and
to evaluate pain management and comforting interventions
used. Selected videos were consumer- or professional-
produced videos showing human newborns undergoing
heel lancing or venipuncture for blood sampling, videos
showing the entire blood sampling procedure (from the first
attempt or puncture to the time of application of a cotton
ball or bandage), publication date prior to October 2014,
Portuguese titles, available audio. Search terms included
“neonate,” “newborn,” “neonatal screening,” and “blood
collection.” Two reviewers independently screened the
videos and extracted the following data. A total of 13 140
videos were retrieved, of which 1354 were further evalu-
ated, and 68 were included. Videos were mostly consumer
produced (97%). Heel lancing was performed in 62 (91%).
Forty-nine infants (72%) were held by an adult during the
procedure. Median pain score immediately after puncture
was 4 (interquartile range [IQR] =0-5), and median length
of cry throughout the procedure was 61 seconds (IQR =
88). Breastfeeding (3%) and swaddling (1.5%) were rarely
implemented. Posted YouTube videos in Portuguese of
Author Affiliations: School of Nursing of the University of S ˜
ao Paulo,
S˜
ao Paulo, Brazil (Dr Bueno and Mss Nishi and Costa); Waldemar
Monastier Children’s Hospital, Campo Largo, Brazil (Ms Costa); and
University of Ottawa and Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario,
Ottawa, Canada (Dr Harrison). Ms Freire is a nursing undergraduate
student at the School of Nursing of the Federal University of Minas
Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
Disclosure: The authors have disclosed that they have no significant
relationships with, or financial interest in, any commercial companies
pertaining to this article.
Corresponding Author: Mariana Bueno, PhD, RN, Av Dr En ´
eas Car-
valho de Aguiar, 419, Cerqueira C ´
esar, S˜
ao Paulo/SP, CEP 05403-000,
Brazil (mariana.bueno@usp.br).
Submitted for publication: September 26, 2016; accepted for publication:
February 11, 2017.
newborns undergoing blood collection demonstrate min-
imal use of pain treatment, and maximal distress during
procedures. Knowledge translation strategies are needed
to implement effective measures for neonatal pain relief
and comfort.
Key Words: infant, neonatal nursing, newborn, pain
All newborn infants undergo blood sampling
for newborn screening, and sick hospitalized
infants require repeated blood sampling and
other painful procedures over the course of their
hospitalization.1–6 High-quality synthesized evidence
is available on effective, simple-to-use, and low-cost
interventions for neonatal procedural pain treatment.
Effective interventions include breastfeeding before
and during painful procedures such as heel lancing
and venipuncture,7skin-to-skin contact, or kangaroo
care before and throughout the procedure8and small
amounts of sweet solutions such as glucose and
sucrose.9,10
These interventions are recommended in interna-
tionally published guidelines11–13; however, studies
conducted over many years across different continents
continue to demonstrate that newborn infants undergo
numerous painful procedures in which analgesic strate-
gies are not consistently and effectively implemented.1–6
Results of a recently published systematic review in-
dicate a strong association between pain-related stress
in preterm infants to poor developmental outcomes
such as limited growth and weight gain, changes
on the development of subcortical structures, and
gray matter, and cognitive and motor developmental
changes.14
Therefore, developing, evaluating, and implement-
ing knowledge translation strategies on neonatal pain
relief are essential to improve outcomes for infants
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in neonatal units. Knowledge translation is defined
as a dynamic and interactive process, including syn-
thesis, dissemination, exchange, and application of
knowledge to improve health of individuals, to im-
prove effectiveness of health services and products,
and finally to strengthen the healthcare system.15 In
the last few years, the Internet has provided addi-
tional means by which health information can be
disseminated.
The Internet provides unprecedented opportunities
for patients and general public to retrieve health infor-
mation at a global level.16 Specifically, YouTube is a
popular tool that has over a billion users and allows
people to watch and share originally created videos,17
and potentially provides a new way to communicate
evidence-based health information to a large number of
people.18 Harrison et al18 conducted a systematic review
of YouTube videos showing infant immunizations, and
reported minimal use of recommended pain treatment
strategies. Since then, they posted their own YouTube
video showing infants receiving effective pain treat-
ment (breastfeeding and sucrose) during immunization
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Wzjxvrl91U)for
widespread dissemination of knowledge to parents and
healthcare providers.19
The purpose of this study was to conduct a similar
systematic review of YouTube videos showing neonatal
blood sampling, to assess infants’ pain during the pro-
cedures, and to ascertain the use of effective procedural
pain management strategies.
METHODS
Type of study
A systematic review of YouTube videos of newborn
infants undergoing blood sampling.
Search methods
Videos were considered as eligible if they met the
following criteria: consumer- or professional-produced
videos showing human newborns undergoing heel
lancing or venipuncture for blood sampling, videos
showing the entire blood sampling procedure (from the
first attempt or puncture to the time of application of a
cotton ball or bandage), publication date before Octo-
ber 2014, Portuguese titles, available audio.
Search terms included “neonate,” “newborn,”
“neonatal screening,” and “blood collection.” Terms
were selected according to the highest proportion of
web searches on Google Trends.20 Therefore, 4 differ-
ent search strategies were organized combining 2 terms
per search.
Search methods were based in a prior systematic re-
view of YouTube videos.18 A new YouTube account
was created to eliminate the chance of search history
influencing search rankings. The end point was deter-
mined through a discontinuation rule of 70 videos. It
means that when 70 consecutive videos did not meet
the eligibility criteria and were excluded, no future
videos were screened. After viewing a video that met
the inclusion criteria, the first 5 related suggested videos
that appeared were screened.18
Data extraction
Two reviewers performed the screening independently
and assessed videos for eligibility (EN and LF). In
case of conflicts not solved through a consensus be-
tween the 2 reviewers, a third reviewer (MB) was
consulted.
Data were independently extracted by 2 authors (EN
and TC) and included video name and URL, date of
upload, length of the videos, number of views, num-
ber of likes, number of dislikes, number of comments,
type of the video, type of painful procedure, number
of punctures, total length of the procedure (from the
first attempt or puncture to the time of application of a
cotton ball or bandage), positioning of the infant during
the procedure, use of observable analgesic strategy(ies)
before, during, and or after puncture(s), and type of
observable analgesic strategy(ies) implemented. Infants’
pain was assessed using a commonly used subset of the
Neonatal Facial Coding System (NFCS)21 (brow bulge,
eye squeeze, nasolabial furrow, stretch open mouth) at
15 seconds after the first and last puncture, as well as
prevalence of crying before, during, and after the pro-
cedure, and total length of crying (from the first attempt
or puncture to the time of application of a cotton ball
or bandage).
Data analysis
Data were stored in a pretested Microsoft Excel for
Windows spreadsheet and logistic checks were per-
formed by a third reviewer (MB). Data were analyzed
using the software SPSS version 20. Descriptive data
are presented as mean and standard deviation in case
of normal distribution, and are presented as median and
interquartile ranges (IQR) if data did not follow normal
distribution. Pain scores were calculated only if all 4 fa-
cial actions were able to be observed by both coders
(EN and TC), and agreement between 2 coders was as-
sessing by using κstatistics. All data were analyzed for
κstatistics, including videos in which grimacing was
not considered observable by the coders. Agreement
between the coders in regard to length of crying was
evaluated by the intraclass correlation coefficient.
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RESULTS
Searches were conducted during March 2015. Of the
13 140 videos retrieved, 1354 were evaluated; 68 videos
of neonates undergoing blood sampling were included
(see Figure 1).
The oldest included video was posted in October
2006. Median length of the videos was 214.5 seconds
(IQR =204.25, range 33-638 seconds) and median num-
ber of views was 416 (IQR =4527.49, range 45-28 285).
Number of likes per video varied between 1 and 18,
and number of dislikes ranged from 1 to 15. There
were comments in 21 videos (range 1-19).
Included videos were mostly produced by families
(66 videos, 97%). One video showed twins receiving
one procedure each; therefore, data of 69 infants who
underwent blood sampling were evaluated.
Heel lancing was performed in 62 (91%) infants and
venipuncture in 7 infants. Number of attempts for blood
Figure 1. Study selection process for systematic review
(PRISMA diagram).
sampling ranged from 1 (53 infants, 77%) to 6 (1 infant)
punctures (median 1, IQR =0). Length of the proce-
dure (from the first attempt or puncture to the time of
application of a cotton ball or bandage) ranged from
9.5 to 348 seconds, median of 96 seconds (IQR =92).
The majority of the newborns were held by an adult
before and during the procedure (49 infants, 72%).
Comforting/analgesic strategies included breastfeeding
(2 infants) and swaddling (1 infant).
It was possible to score the NFCS at 15 seconds im-
mediately after the first puncture or attempt in 23 (33%)
infants. Median pain score was 4 (IQR =0.5, range 0-4),
and the majority (74%) of the assessed infants presented
the highest pain score possible as displayed at Figure 2.
Five infants who received more than one puncture were
assessed after the last puncture for the same facial ac-
tions. Results were median pain score 4 (IQR =0, range
0-4): 4 infants scored 4, and 1 infant scored 0.
Crying before the procedure was observed in 29
(46%) infants, and crying during and after blood sam-
pling was observed in 62 (91%). Median time spent
crying during the entire procedure (from the first punc-
ture or attempt until the application of a cotton ball or
bandage) was 61 seconds (IQR =88, range from 0 to
300 seconds).
Interrater agreement of the NFCS and total time spent
crying of all included videos was established by 2
trained observers (EN and TC). Data extracted from
videos were included on the analyses (see Table 1).
DISCUSSION
Systematic review of YouTube videos is an innovative
method for measuring knowledge translation. Although
search and screening processes are not standardized
yet for this type of research, systematic review meth-
ods are evolving. Our method was based on a prior
systematic review of YouTube videos showing infant
immunization.18 This new area of research includes
a limited number of studies of pediatric pain-related
videos published on the Internet to date.18,22
A large variability on the characteristics of the in-
cluded videos, such as length, number of views, num-
ber of likes and dislikes, was observed. This might be
explained by the nature of the videos, which were
mainly produced by families. The reasons for which
parents post such videos of their infants undergoing
blood sampling are not known, and similarly to what
was performed in a prior review, we did not seek to
uncover reasons for these posts.18
This systematic review of 68 YouTube videos with
Portuguese titles showing newborn infants undergo-
ing blood sampling clearly showed that most in-
fants were highly distressed during the procedures.
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Figure 2. Pain scores at 15 seconds immediately after the first puncture or
attempt. S˜
ao Paulo, 2015.
Recommended pain treatment strategies such as breast-
feeding, skin-to-skin care, or sucrose were almost never
used despite internationally published consensus and
guidelines recommending the pain prevention and
treatment for newborns during blood sampling and
other painful procedures.11–13,23 ,24 Placing the infants on
their parents’ lap was observed in 72% of the videos
although this is insufficient to effectively reduce pain.25
Effective analgesic strategies for single neonatal proce-
dures such as breastfeeding, skin-to-skin contact, and
sweet solutions were rarely implemented as highlighted
by the included videos.
The heterogeneity of the included videos precludes
an assessment of reasons for the lack of implement-
ing analgesic strategies during neonatal blood sampling.
Barriers for using breastfeeding and/or skin-to-skin con-
tact described in the literature may include profes-
sional’s preference to perform blood sampling with-
out the parents, parents’ preference not to be involved
during painful procedures, units’ cultures and/or poli-
Table 1. Interrater reliability for grimacing
and total time spent crying
Grimacing κ(CI 95%)
Brow bulge 0.77 (0.69-0.84)
Eye squeeze 0.84 (0.77-0.9)
Nasolabial furrow 0.87 (0.81-0.92)
Open mouth 0.88 (0.82-0.93)
Crying ICC (CI 95%)
Time spent crying 0.983 (0.972-0.989)
Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; ICC, intraclass correlation coefficient.
cies, out-of-date policies, insufficient time, knowledge,
and education of the healthcare professionals, staff be-
ing uncomfortable performing blood sampling, with in-
fants being breastfed or positioned on skin to skin.26,27
Sweet solutions may not be readily available for admin-
istration in clinical settings.28 Parental refusal has also
been identified as a barrier for administration of sweet
solutions.28,29 Further exploring these barriers is nec-
essary as an attempt to contribute on the development
and implementation of knowledge translation strategies
tailored to contribute to better neonatal pain outcomes.
Improving neonatal pain treatment by consistently
using effective internationally recommended pain treat-
ment strategies is important. Traditionally, education
has targeted healthcare providers; however, supporting
parents to advocate for effective pain treatment for their
infants may contribute to improved neonatal pain man-
agement practices. Knowledge translation interventions
targeted at parents are rarely described in the literature.
In a randomized controlled trial, parents received (i)
a pain information booklet and information on how to
provide comfort to their infants, in addition to a generic
booklet on neonatal care, or (ii) a generic booklet on
neonatal care alone.30 Parents who received specific in-
formation on neonatal pain management and comfort
were more satisfied with the information and more in-
volved with their infants during painful procedures.30
Regardless the presence of one or more family mem-
bers, the included videos did not highlight parental
involvement on infants’ comforting and pain manage-
ment. However, studies indicate that parents consider
their participation on neonatal pain control as vital and
they want to be involved on their infant’s care during
painful procedures although barriers such as emotional
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difficulties in being present or participating and staff
attitudes and behaviors are described.30–32 Some nurses
consider parents’ presence for observing and comfort-
ing their infants important; however, some nurses feel
this is inappropriate and not in the best interests of
the infant or family.33 In addition to this, our results
conflict with findings of a Canadian prospective ob-
servational study that indicates parental presence as a
consistent predictor on the use of analgesic interven-
tions during tissue-damaging procedures in hospitalized
neonates (ie, infants received analgesia more frequently
if their parents were present).4
Informing parents on the risks of untreated neonatal
pain and on effective and safe strategies available for
pain prevention and management may empower them
on advocating for better pain care for their infants. Sev-
eral strategies can be implemented, as per the booklet
investigated in a recently published study.30 Following
current trends, consumers wish to search for and create
content online and interact with like-minded others.34
Therefore, the Internet and social media are power-
ful ways of dissemination of information and interac-
tion. Video-based demonstrations have been increas-
ingly used to teach consumers about health topics and
also to promote wellness.22 The YouTube, particularly,
can be utilized as a platform to communicate impor-
tant health information.35 However, the effects of the
Internet, and social media on health outcomes such as
satisfaction, feasibility, clinical utility, clinical practices,
are still poorly investigated to date.
Therefore, this review will serve as a baseline to eval-
uate the impact of the “Seja doce com os bebˆ
es” video
on neonatal pain relief practices captured by videos
prospectively posted on YouTube. This is a publicly
accessible video that was produced and originally pub-
lished on YouTube on July 2014, in English and French,
and is named “Be Sweet to Babies” with an updated
version on January 2016 (https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=HmJGQJ8ayL8).36 The Portuguese version, the
“Seja doce com os bebˆ
es” video, was published on
YouTube on October 2014, with an updated version
on January 2016 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
ZGLSNdYtppo).37 It has reached more than 7500 views
and 50 likes after being available for 24 months. The
video clearly shows the effectiveness of 3 interventions
on neonatal pain relief in which parents can be in-
volved: breastfeeding, skin-to-skin contact, and sweet
solution.
Interestingly, coders reported extremely poor blood
sampling technique in a large number of included
videos. Analyzing the procedures’ technique was be-
yond the scope of the present study although this might
have influenced neonatal pain responses during blood
collection. Further analyses of the included videos fo-
cusing on the procedures’ technique may indicate the
need of educational strategies for healthcare profession-
als focusing on blood sampling procedures in neonate
infants.
Limitations to the study include that most videos
were produced by families, which resulted in a large
variability on these videos’ characteristics and quality,
precluding data extraction and analyses for some of the
videos, especially for grimacing.
CONCLUSION
This systematic review included 68 videos publicly
posted on YouTube showing newborn infants under-
going blood sampling. Procedures caused pain and
distress on infants and analgesic and comforting inter-
ventions were rarely implemented. Knowledge transla-
tion strategies targeted at healthcare professionals and
parents are needed as an attempt of implementing
evidence-based, effective, and safe strategies for neona-
tal pain relief in clinical settings. Finally, this review will
serve as a baseline to evaluate the impact of a knowl-
edge translation tool using YouTube.
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... Sabe-se que há orientações facilmente disponíveis, mas que não são inteiramente confiáveis e podem causar danos quando mal interpretadas ou adotadas em situações equivocadas, principalmente em casos de pais fragilizados, diante de períodos que envolvem alto nível de estresse como verem os seus filhos submetidos a procedimentos dolorosos, sem a possibilidade de participar no conforto e alívio da dor por sentirem-se Manejo da Dor Durante a Triagem Neonatal Vieira AC, Harrison DM, Bueno M, Guimarães N despreparados, questões de conflito também encontradas no estudo de Orr et al. 23 Neste sentido, parece que esse modelo virtual de se obter informação de saúde implica em mediatizar o apoio ao grupo de interesse, pelos pesquisadores e profissionais com expertise na área, acerca do conhecimento de consistente evidência e o compartilhamento de decisões, oriundas de escolhas que contemplem as preferências, crenças, valores, contexto social e os recursos disponíveis. [13][14][15][23][24][25][26][27] A tendência atual das pessoas buscarem informações de saúde, rapidamente, na internet envolvem questões que são cruciais na tomada de decisão dos pacientes, familiares e profissionais de saúde, 15,16 o que neste estudo reforça a necessidade de se apoiar os pais dos recém-nascidos com o objetivo que eles possam advogar por melhores práticas de redução da dor junto aos profissionais de saúde, também descrito em estudos que avaliaram o uso do Youtube e smartphones. [21][22][23] O que pode ser traduzido como desafio para mudança de atitude e forma de se pensar e promover saúde, especificamente neste estudo, contemplando pais de recém-nascidos, vistos como partícipes do cuidado, engajados num modelo menos "prescritivo e paternalista" com maior possibilidade de empoderamento no que concerne a apropriação do conhecimento validado para participarem do manejo da dor de seus filhos, 25 o que ainda não é habitual no Brasil, com poucos estudos que tenham explorado a participação dos pais no manejo da dor. ...
... A conectividade de usuários da internet num sistema de redes impõe o uso judicioso da informação, a qual nem sempre se revela como conhecimento de boa qualidade de evidência ou passível de ser aplicado na prática clínica. 15,24 Ao mesmo tempo, permite a divulgação rápida e eficiente das necessidades das pessoas e informações capazes de incrementar desfechos em relação às demandas de saúde, em populações vulneráveis, com difícil acesso aos centros de maiores recursos, ou em situações críticas. 15 Esta é uma discussão que reconhece o caráter online ou virtual presente no mundo real de inúmeras pessoas, independente das fronteiras geográficas, culturais, religiosas, sociais, econômicas e nível educacional. ...
... No caso de pais que vivenciam o estresse de ter um recém--nascido exposto a procedimentos invasivos e dolorosos, as redes sociais têm sido utilizadas para obter informações e trocar experiências com outros pais e profissionais de saúde, como mostram os estudos recentes que abordaram essas questões. [21][22][23][24] Enfatiza-se, portanto, a necessidade dos profissionais de saúde entenderem a participação dos pais e familiares como fundamental no sentido de reduzir a dor, oferecer conforto e promover autoconfiança para lidar com as situações de estresse que envolvem, por exemplo, as coletas de sangue para os testes de triagem ou imunizações. 25,27 ...
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... Sabe-se que há orientações facilmente disponíveis, mas que não são inteiramente confiáveis e podem causar danos quando mal interpretadas ou adotadas em situações equivocadas, principalmente em casos de pais fragilizados, diante de períodos que envolvem alto nível de estresse como verem os seus filhos submetidos a procedimentos dolorosos, sem a possibilidade de participar no conforto e alívio da dor por sentirem-se Manejo da Dor Durante a Triagem Neonatal Vieira AC, Harrison DM, Bueno M, Guimarães N despreparados, questões de conflito também encontradas no estudo de Orr et al. 23 Neste sentido, parece que esse modelo virtual de se obter informação de saúde implica em mediatizar o apoio ao grupo de interesse, pelos pesquisadores e profissionais com expertise na área, acerca do conhecimento de consistente evidência e o compartilhamento de decisões, oriundas de escolhas que contemplem as preferências, crenças, valores, contexto social e os recursos disponíveis. [13][14][15][23][24][25][26][27] A tendência atual das pessoas buscarem informações de saúde, rapidamente, na internet envolvem questões que são cruciais na tomada de decisão dos pacientes, familiares e profissionais de saúde, 15,16 o que neste estudo reforça a necessidade de se apoiar os pais dos recém-nascidos com o objetivo que eles possam advogar por melhores práticas de redução da dor junto aos profissionais de saúde, também descrito em estudos que avaliaram o uso do Youtube e smartphones. [21][22][23] O que pode ser traduzido como desafio para mudança de atitude e forma de se pensar e promover saúde, especificamente neste estudo, contemplando pais de recém-nascidos, vistos como partícipes do cuidado, engajados num modelo menos "prescritivo e paternalista" com maior possibilidade de empoderamento no que concerne a apropriação do conhecimento validado para participarem do manejo da dor de seus filhos, 25 o que ainda não é habitual no Brasil, com poucos estudos que tenham explorado a participação dos pais no manejo da dor. ...
... A conectividade de usuários da internet num sistema de redes impõe o uso judicioso da informação, a qual nem sempre se revela como conhecimento de boa qualidade de evidência ou passível de ser aplicado na prática clínica. 15,24 Ao mesmo tempo, permite a divulgação rápida e eficiente das necessidades das pessoas e informações capazes de incrementar desfechos em relação às demandas de saúde, em populações vulneráveis, com difícil acesso aos centros de maiores recursos, ou em situações críticas. 15 Esta é uma discussão que reconhece o caráter online ou virtual presente no mundo real de inúmeras pessoas, independente das fronteiras geográficas, culturais, religiosas, sociais, econômicas e nível educacional. ...
... No caso de pais que vivenciam o estresse de ter um recém--nascido exposto a procedimentos invasivos e dolorosos, as redes sociais têm sido utilizadas para obter informações e trocar experiências com outros pais e profissionais de saúde, como mostram os estudos recentes que abordaram essas questões. [21][22][23][24] Enfatiza-se, portanto, a necessidade dos profissionais de saúde entenderem a participação dos pais e familiares como fundamental no sentido de reduzir a dor, oferecer conforto e promover autoconfiança para lidar com as situações de estresse que envolvem, por exemplo, as coletas de sangue para os testes de triagem ou imunizações. 25,27 ...
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... Diante desse cenário, estudos sobre o uso da TC no manejo da dor neonatal ainda são escassos no Brasil. Contudo, pesquisas recentes têm buscado transpor essas barreiras no que se refere à TC a profissionais e estudantes de enfermagem, com a criação de um curso on-line denominado "Programa de Avaliação da Dor Neonatal" (14) , assim como à TC direcionada a pais, abordada em estudos que avaliaram vídeos disponíveis no meio on-line sobre o manejo da dor neonatal (15)(16) . ...
... Resultados divergentes foram evidenciados em estudo de revisão que incluiu 68 vídeos em português, também disponíveis na plataforma YouTube, nos quais RN foram submetidos a punções venosas periféricas e a lancetagens de calcâneo para a coleta de exames de sangue. Os autores concluíram que a maioria dos procedimentos dolorosos foi realizada sem qualquer analgesia, sendo a amamentação e o enrolamento do RN empregados em apenas 3% e 1,5% dos casos, respectivamente (15) . Tais resultados também reforçam a importância da utilização de vídeos instrucionais de qualidade, desenvolvidos por fontes seguras e em parceria com profissionais, pais e pesquisadores para a TC no manejo da dor neonatal. ...
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... Consistent with this study's results, a systematic review of 142 YouTube videos on infants' vaccination pain management demonstrated that most of the babies were highly distressed during the vaccination and there was limited use of the recommended pain management strategies during the procedures ( Harrison et al., 2014). In addition, a recently published systematic review of 68 Portuguese YouTube videos ( Bueno et al., 2017), also showed that most infants undergoing blood tests were highly distressed during the procedures. Similar to this cur- rent systematic review, infrequent use of evidence-based pain man- agement strategies was reported, although most of the videos included in the Portuguese video study did show that more infants (72%) were held on their parents' lap during heel lancing ( Bueno et al., 2017). ...
... In addition, a recently published systematic review of 68 Portuguese YouTube videos ( Bueno et al., 2017), also showed that most infants undergoing blood tests were highly distressed during the procedures. Similar to this cur- rent systematic review, infrequent use of evidence-based pain man- agement strategies was reported, although most of the videos included in the Portuguese video study did show that more infants (72%) were held on their parents' lap during heel lancing ( Bueno et al., 2017). Farkas et al., in a scoping review of 25 YouTube videos of children's needle pain management, suggested that online publicly available consumer health educational videos may improve the use of effective pain treatment strategies and parent involvement in pain care (Farkas et al., 2015). ...
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... O manejo da dor dos bebês tem se difundido cada vez mais, com grandes impactos assistenciais, mas quando se trata da expansão para os familiares, ou a utilização de estratégias que permitam a participação da família nos cuidados com a dor do bebê, esse cenário é pouco consolidado. Em revisão sistemática dos vídeos do YouTube disponíveis em português que mostravam coleta de amostras de sangue neonatal com objetivo de avaliar o gerenciamento da dor e as medidas reconfortantes utilizadas, constatou que dos 68 vídeos incluídos no estudo, em 62 deles foi realizada punção de calcâneo e 49 bebês foram segurados por um adulto durante o procedimento, no entanto, as medidas de aleitamento materno e enrolamento foram raramente implementadas, 3% e 1,5% respectivamente, demonstrando que o tratamento da dor e do sofrimento do RN durante os procedimentos ainda é insuficientemente praticado (15) . ...
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Search methods: For this update, we searched CENTRAL, MEDLINE-Ovid platform, EMBASE-OVID platform, PsycINFO-OVID platform, CINAHL-EBSCO platform and trial registration websites (ClinicalTrials.gov; International Clinical Trials Registry Platform) (March 2015 to October 2020). An update search was completed in July 2022, but studies identified at this point were added to 'Awaiting classification' for a future update. We also searched reference lists and contacted researchers via electronic list-serves. We incorporated 76 new studies into the review. SELECTION CRITERIA: Participants included infants from birth to three years in randomised controlled trials (RCTs) or cross-over RCTs that had a no-treatment control comparison. Studies were eligible for inclusion in the analysis if they compared a non-pharmacological pain management strategy to a no-treatment control group (15 different strategies). In addition, we also analysed studies when the unique effect of adding a non-pharmacological pain management strategy onto another pain management strategy could be assessed (i.e. additive effects on a sweet solution, non-nutritive sucking, or swaddling) (three strategies). The eligible control groups for these additive studies were sweet solution only, non-nutritive sucking only, or swaddling only, respectively. Finally, we qualitatively described six interventions that met the eligibility criteria for inclusion in the review, but not in the analysis. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS: The outcomes assessed in the review were pain response (reactivity and regulation) and adverse events. The level of certainty in the evidence and risk of bias were based on the Cochrane risk of bias tool and the GRADE approach. We analysed the standardised mean difference (SMD) using the generic inverse variance method to determine effect sizes. 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We judged most studies to have high risk of bias (103 out of 138), with the most common methodological concerns relating to blinding of personnel and outcome assessors. Pain responses were examined during two separate pain phases: pain reactivity (within the first 30 seconds after the acutely painful stimulus) and immediate pain regulation (after the first 30 seconds following the acutely painful stimulus). We report below the strategies with the strongest evidence base for each age group. In preterm born neonates, non-nutritive sucking may reduce pain reactivity (SMD -0.57, 95% confidence interval (CI) -1.03 to -0.11, moderate effect; I2 = 93%, considerable heterogeneity) and improve immediate pain regulation (SMD -0.61, 95% CI -0.95 to -0.27, moderate effect; I2 = 81%, considerable heterogeneity), based on very low-certainty evidence. 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Of these five interventions most studied, only two studies observed adverse events, specifically vomiting (one preterm neonate) and desaturation (one full-term neonate hospitalised in the NICU) following the non-nutritive sucking intervention. The presence of considerable heterogeneity limited our confidence in the findings for certain analyses, as did the preponderance of evidence of very low to low certainty based on GRADE judgements. Authors' conclusions: Overall, non-nutritive sucking, facilitated tucking, and swaddling may reduce pain behaviours in preterm born neonates. Non-nutritive sucking may also reduce pain behaviours in full-term neonates. No interventions based on a substantial body of evidence showed promise in reducing pain behaviours in older infants. Most analyses were based on very low- or low-certainty grades of evidence and none were based on high-certainty evidence. 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We performed electronic and manual literature searches in February 2016 for published randomised controlled trials (RCTs) in the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL; The Cochrane Library, Issue 1, 2016), MEDLINE (1950 to 2016), EMBASE (1980 to 2016), and CINAHL (1982 to 2016). We did not impose language restrictions. Selection criteria: RCTs in which term or preterm neonates (postnatal age maximum of 28 days after reaching 40 weeks' postmenstrual age), or both, received sucrose for procedural pain. Control interventions included no treatment, water, glucose, breast milk, breastfeeding, local anaesthetic, pacifier, positioning/containing or acupuncture. Data collection and analysis: Our main outcome measures were composite pain scores (including a combination of behavioural, physiological and contextual indicators). Secondary outcomes included separate physiological and behavioural pain indicators. We reported a mean difference (MD) or weighted MD (WMD) with 95% confidence intervals (CI) using the fixed-effect model for continuous outcome measures. For categorical data we used risk ratio (RR) and risk difference. We assessed heterogeneity by the I(2) test. We assessed the risk of bias of included trials using the Cochrane 'Risk of bias' tool, and assessed the quality of the evidence using the GRADE system. Main results: Seventy-four studies enrolling 7049 infants were included. Results from only a few studies could be combined in meta-analyses and for most analyses the GRADE assessments indicated low- or moderate-quality evidence. There was high-quality evidence for the beneficial effect of sucrose (24%) with non-nutritive sucking (pacifier dipped in sucrose) or 0.5 mL of sucrose orally in preterm and term infants: Premature Infant Pain Profile (PIPP) 30 s after heel lance WMD -1.70 (95% CI -2.13 to -1.26; I(2) = 0% (no heterogeneity); 3 studies, n = 278); PIPP 60 s after heel lance WMD -2.14 (95% CI -3.34 to -0.94; I(2) = 0% (no heterogeneity; 2 studies, n = 164). There was high-quality evidence for the use of 2 mL 24% sucrose prior to venipuncture: PIPP during venipuncture WMD -2.79 (95% CI -3.76 to -1.83; I(2) = 0% (no heterogeneity; 2 groups in 1 study, n = 213); and intramuscular injections: PIPP during intramuscular injection WMD -1.05 (95% CI -1.98 to -0.12; I(2) = 0% (2 groups in 1 study, n = 232). Evidence from studies that could not be included in RevMan-analyses supported these findings. Reported adverse effects were minor and similar in the sucrose and control groups. Sucrose is not effective in reducing pain from circumcision. The effectiveness of sucrose for reducing pain/stress from other interventions such as arterial puncture, subcutaneous injection, insertion of nasogastric or orogastric tubes, bladder catherization, eye examinations and echocardiography examinations are inconclusive. Most trials indicated some benefit of sucrose use but that the evidence for other painful procedures is of lower quality as it is based on few studies of small sample sizes. The effects of sucrose on long-term neurodevelopmental outcomes are unknown. Authors' conclusions: Sucrose is effective for reducing procedural pain from single events such as heel lance, venipuncture and intramuscular injection in both preterm and term infants. No serious side effects or harms have been documented with this intervention. We could not identify an optimal dose due to inconsistency in effective sucrose dosage among studies. Further investigation of repeated administration of sucrose in neonates is needed. There is some moderate-quality evidence that sucrose in combination with other non-pharmacological interventions such as non-nutritive sucking is more effective than sucrose alone, but more research of this and sucrose in combination with pharmacological interventions is needed. Sucrose use in extremely preterm, unstable, ventilated (or a combination of these) neonates needs to be addressed. Additional research is needed to determine the minimally effective dose of sucrose during a single painful procedure and the effect of repeated sucrose administration on immediate (pain intensity) and long-term (neurodevelopmental) outcomes.
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Objectives To determine the nature and frequency of painful procedures and procedural pain management practices in neonatal units in Kenya. Design Cross-sectional survey. Setting Level I and level II neonatal units in Kenya. Patients Ninety-five term and preterm neonates from seven neonatal units. Methods Medical records of neonates admitted for at least 24 h were reviewed to determine the nature and frequency of painful procedures performed in the 24 h period preceding data collection (6:00 to 6:00) as well as the pain management interventions (eg, morphine, breastfeeding, skin-to-skin contact, containment, non-nutritive sucking) that accompanied each procedure. Results Neonates experienced a total of 404 painful procedures over a 24 h period (mean=4.3, SD 2.0; range 1–12); 270 tissue-damaging (mean=2.85, SD 1.1; range 1–6) and 134 non-tissue-damaging procedures (mean=1.41, SD 1.2; range 0–6). Peripheral cannula insertion (27%) and intramuscular injections (22%) were the most common painful procedures. Ventilated neonates and neonates admitted in level II neonatal units had a higher number of painful procedures than those admitted in level I units (mean 4.76 vs 2.96). Only one procedure had a pain intensity score documented; and none had been performed with any form of analgesia. Conclusions Neonates in Kenya were exposed to numerous tissue-damaging and non-tissue-damaging procedures without any form of analgesia. Our findings suggest that education is needed on how to assess and manage procedural pain in neonatal units in Kenya.