Izabel Cristina Santiago Lemos¹, Luanna Gomes da Silva¹, Gyllyandeson de Araújo Delmondes¹, Adamo Xenofonte Brasil¹, Paula Laysa Freitas Santos¹, EmilianaBezerra Gomes¹, Kelly Vanessa Leite Gomes da Silva¹, DayanneRakelly de Oliveira¹, Joseph Dimas de Oliveira¹, George Pimentel Fernandes², Marta Regina Kerntopf^1,

The instructional therapeutic play (ITP) is responsible for the child´s preparation to perform procedures such as venipuncture, reducing anxiety, fear and pain in hospitalized children undergoing painful procedures. Thus, the aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of ITP to the management of pain when performing peripheral venipuncture or handling of the venous access in preschool and schoolchildren. The research is analytical, exploratory and quantitative. To measure the pain of children the Faces Pain Scale (FPS) was used. For data analysis, the Wilcoxon test was used. Before the sessions, 28.6% reported the pain score “1” or absence of pain. After the sessions, 71.4% of the sample indicated the same score. Another important issue before the ITP sessions, the score was“4”, which expresses intense pain. After the sessions, 100% of children who have been assigned this face, showed improvement in pain patterns. Thus, the findings of this study corroborate previous studies that show ITP as an important tool in relieving pain presented by hospitalized children, subjected to intrusive and stressful procedures.

games and playing, pain, children, hospitalized children, pediatric nursing