Stress Ball and Music to Reduce Anxiety and Pain in Platelet Apheresis

Summary

This study was conducted as a single-center, prospective, randomized controlled trial to investigate the effects of stress ball use-a distraction and attention-directing method-and music listening, which targets the auditory sensory pathway, on anxiety, stress, and pain levels in platelet apheresis donors beyond routine care. The study sample consisted of 102 donors aged 18 to 55 years who were donating platelets for the first time at a university hospital blood transfusion center. The participants were divided into three groups: 34 in the stress ball group, 34 in the music listening group, and 34 in the control group. Data were collected using the Donor Information Form, the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) for pain, the Distress Thermometer (DT), and the Donor Follow-up Chart. During platelet apheresis, participants in the stress ball group were instructed to squeeze a stress ball for 30 minutes, those in the music group listened to instrumental music for 30 minutes, and the control group received only routine care without any additional intervention.

Timeline

Start

2024-08-01

Primary completion

2025-11-20

Completion

2025-12-01

Publications

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