TENS para el dolor de los niños de procedimiento.

Examined the effect of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) treatment on pain produced by venipuncture using a 3 × 6 factorial design with a double blind and placebo control. The 3 treatment groups consisted of TENS, placebo-TENS, and control. 514 children (aged 5–17 yrs) were blocked into 6 2-yr age groups. Significant main effects for treatment and age groups were obtained. Pain intensity and affect were lowest for the TENS group and highest for the control group. The pain scores were greatest for lower age groups and lowest for higher age groups. Results support the use of TENS for children's pain and the need for interventions for children's procedural pain. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved)