• Nazli Ercan, Ilknur Bostanci, Gülay Şenel, and Serap Özmen.
• University of Health Sciences, Ankara, Turkey. Electronic address: drnazliercan@gmail.com.
• Pain Manag Nurs. 2021 Apr 1; 22 (2): 220-224.

BackgroundSkin prick testing (SPT) is the best initial diagnostic method for individuals of all ages who have potential allergies.AimWe aimed to investigate if recent breastfeeding has any effect on reducing the pain of children before SPT.DesignProspective, randomized, single-blinded study.SettingsAcademic hospital specialized in pediatrics.Participants/SubjectsSixty-four out of seventy-five children requiring SPT within ages 0-2 were included.MethodsAll participants in this study were breastfed children, and that group assignment randomized them to the control group (n = 32) if children breastfed 30-90 min. prior to arriving for SPT, and study group of children (n = 32) who were also breastfed 30-90 minutes prior to arriving for SPT who were then breastfed again just prior to the beginning of the SPT. The FLACC pain scale was used to test the sensitivity of all children for pain before, during, and 15 minutes after the SPT. The effect of breastfeeding on the pain score and the duration of crying were compared among groups.ResultsBoth groups were similar according to age, gender, and other socio-demographic characteristics (p > .05). The percentage of children that cried during SPT was significantly higher in the control group than the study group (p = .002). The FLACC pain scale values were significantly lower in the study group (p < .001).ConclusionRecent breastfeeding before SPT is correlated with less crying by possibly reducing the perceived pain of children ages 0-2.Copyright © 2020 American Society for Pain Management Nursing. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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