Pediatricians’ focus of sight at pain assessment during a neonatal heel puncture

ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the focus of pediatricians’ gaze during the heel prick of neonates. Methods: Prospective study in which pediatricians wearing eye tracker glasses evaluated neonatal pain before/after a heel prtick. Pediatricians scored the pain they perceived in the neonate in a verbal analogue numerical scale (0=no pain; 10=maximum pain). The outcomes measured were number and time of visual fixations in upper face, lower face, and hands, in two 10-second periods, before (pre) and after the puncture (post). These outcomes were compared between the periods, and according to pediatricians’ pain perception: absent/mild (score: 0–5) and moderate/intense (score: 6–10). Results: 24 pediatricians (31 years old, 92% female) evaluated 24 neonates. The median score attributed to neonatal pain during the heel prick was 7.0 (Interquartile range: 5–8). Compared to pre-, in the post-periods, more pediatricians fixed their gaze on the lower face (63 vs. 92%; p=0.036) and the number of visual fixations was greater on the lower face (2.0 vs. 5.0; p=0.018). There was no difference in the number and time of visual fixations according to the intensity of pain. Conclusions: At bedside, pediatricians change their focus of attention on the neonatal face after a painful procedure, focusing mainly on the lower part of the face..

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:42

Enthalten in:

Revista Paulista de Pediatria - 42(2023)

Sprache:

Englisch ; Spanisch ; Portugiesisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Erica Souza Silva [VerfasserIn]
Marina Carvalho de Moraes Barros [VerfasserIn]
Julia Baptista Lopes Borten [VerfasserIn]
Lucas Pereira Carlini [VerfasserIn]
Rita de Cássia Xavier Balda [VerfasserIn]
Rafael Nobre Orsi [VerfasserIn]
Tatiany Marcondes Heiderich [VerfasserIn]
Carlos Eduardo Thomaz [VerfasserIn]
Ruth Guinsburg [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Analog pain scale
Eye-tracking technology
Facial expression
Fixation, ocular
Infant, newborn
Pain measurement
Pediatrics

doi:

10.1590/1984-0462/2024/42/2023089

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

DOAJ099381389