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Parental involvement in mitigating procedural pain for infants using non-pharmacological approaches
  1. Zühal Çamur
  1. Karabuk University, Karabuk, Turkey
  1. Correspondence to Dr Zühal Çamur, Faculty of Health Science, Karabuk University, Karabuk, Turkey; zcamur93{at}hotmail.com

https://doi.org/10.1136/ebnurs-2023-103757

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    Commentary on: Treiman-Kiveste A, Kangasniemi M, Kalda R, Pölkki T. Parental Participation in Their Infants’ Procedural Pain Alleviation with Nonpharmacologic Methods in Estonia. Pain Manag Nurs. 2023 Dec;24(6):641-649. doi: 10.1016/j.pmn.2023.02.008. Epub 2023 Mar 30.

    Implications for practice and research

    • Healthcare providers should recognise the prevalent use of non-pharmacological methods by parents and acknowledge their desire to be actively involved in alleviating their infants’ pain.

    • Longitudinal studies could delve deeper into the evolving dynamics of parent–nurse collaboration and its influence on implementing non-pharmacological methods in neonatal and neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) settings.

    Context

    In NICUs, parents are integrated into all care processes. In this way, parents can create appropriate tactile, auditory, visual, vestibular and olfactory stimuli for the baby. They are supported in recognising behavioural reactions and temperament in pain, stress, hunger and sleep. This study by Treiman-Kiveste and colleagues mainly correlates with empowerment; this inclusive involvement of parents …

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    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Provenance and peer review Commissioned; internally peer reviewed.