• Aylin Arıkan and Figen Işık Esenay.
• From the Graduate Schools of Health Sciences at Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey. Electronic address: ayln.arkn@hotmail.com.
• Pain Manag Nurs. 2023 Oct 1; 24 (5): e109e114e109-e114.

ObjectivesThis systematic review was conducted to examine the available evidence on the effects of distraction methods during venous blood sampling on pain levels in school-age children.DesignA systematic review.Data SourcesPubmed, Web of Science, Scopus, Science Direct were searched using search terms.Review/Analysis MethodsA systematic review of all relevant articles published between June 2017 and June 2022, was conducted according to Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines.ResultsThe applied search strategy identified 612 articles in four databases. A total of 2,032 school-age children in the 15 studies who met the study inclusion criteria were included in the review. Four studies used active distraction, eight studies used passive distraction, and three studies used both distraction methods.ConclusionsActive and passive distractions are efficacious interventions during venous blood sampling in reducing pain in school-age children. However, more studies are needed to determine the superiority between these two methods.Copyright © 2023 American Society for Pain Management Nursing. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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