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Effects of Watching Cartoons During an Echocardiography on Infants and Preschool Children. A Prospective Randomized Study

Title:
Effects of Watching Cartoons During an Echocardiography on Infants and Preschool Children. A Prospective Randomized Study
Authors:
Sánchez Ferrer, Francisco  
Grima Murcia, Mª Dolores  
Lopez-Pineda, Adriana  
Juste Ruiz, Mercedes
Orozco-Beltran, Domingo  
Carratala-Munuera, Concepcion  
Fernández Jover, Eduardo
Editor:
Frontiers Media S.A.
Department:
Departamentos de la UMH::Farmacología, Pediatría y Química Orgánica
Departamentos de la UMH::Medicina Clínica
Departamentos de la UMH::Histología y Anatomía
Issue Date:
2019-05-24
URI:
https://hdl.handle.net/11000/33100
Abstract:
Echocardiography is currently the main diagnostic technique in pediatric cardiology, but sometimes it is difficult to use in very young children, as a complete and accurate study depends on the patient’s and family’s cooperation. Children’s behavior is one of the main problems for this procedure, and interventions like sedative medication have been used to facilitate its performance. The aim of this study was to analyze the effects of TV entertainment in infants and preschool children during echocardiography. We designed an experimental study in children with a heart murmur. An examination room was prepared with a TV on the ceiling, giving the children an unobstructed view during the echocardiography procedure. Fifty-eight patients were randomized into two groups: TV intervention vs. usual care (consisting of other distraction measures). The primary outcome was echocardiography time, but we also assessed blood pressure, quality of technique, child behavior, and parents’ stress level. The TV group showed a statistically significant reduction in duration of the echocardiography and systolic and diastolic blood pressure, as well as better quality of technique and child behavior. Consequently, we recommend the use of a TV as a simple and useful distraction method for improving echocardiography in young children.
Keywords/Subjects:
echocardiography
pediatrics
television
blood pressure
infants
Knowledge area:
CDU: Ciencias aplicadas: Medicina: Patología. Medicina clínica. Oncología: Patología del sistema circulatorio, de los vasos sanguíneos. Transtornos cardiovasculares
Type of document:
application/pdf
Access rights:
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2019.00184
Appears in Collections:
Artículos Farmacología, Pediatría y Química Orgánica



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