Perbedaan Efektivitas Terapi Audiovisual Dan Coolpack Terhadap Tingkat Nyeri Pada Prosedur Pengambilan Darah Anak Usia Pra Sekolah

Pain is an unpleasant sensory-nervous response experience associated with tissue damage. Pain in children during invasive procedures that are not handled properly can make them uncooperative and refuse action, which can hinder the treatment process. Long-term effects that can arise if a child's pain is not reduced or treated are the psychological and physical stress suffered by the child, such as insomnia, depression, changes in appetite, and fatigue. Efforts to overcome pain during blood sampling procedures include audiovisual therapy and  cool  packs.  This  study  aims  to  analyze  the  differences  in  the  effectiveness  of audiovisual therapy and cool packs on pain levels during blood sampling procedures in preschool children.  This  research  is  quantitative  with  a  quasi-experimental two-group posttest  design.  The number  of samples  in this  study was 44  respondents,  who  were divided into two groups using the consecutive sampling technique. Based on the Mann- Whitney test, the results showed that there were differences in the effectiveness of audiovisual therapy  and  cool packs  on  pain  levels  in  blood  sampling  procedures  for preschool children, with a p-value of 0.000 (<0.05). Audiovisual therapy and cool packs can  be  used  as  nursing  actions  to  reduce  pain  during  blood  sampling  procedures  in preschool children.