Sensory Tools to Overcome Fear of Needles

075 Roseanne Kimber
(
MA
)
Design for People
HVAD?

De sensoriske værktøjer mod nålefrygt er et sæt på fire værktøjer designet til at hjælpe forældre med at berolige deres børn før og under blodprøvetagning.

WHAT?

The sensory tools to overcome a fear of needles are a set of four tools designed to help parents reassure their children before and during blood sampling.

HVORDAN?

Gennem feltarbejde på Kolding Sygehus fik Roseanne Kimber indsigt i, hvor svært det er er for forældre at trøste deres børn, når de skal stikkes med nåle. Værktøjerne er designet sammen med forældre, børn, børnesygeplejersker, bioanalytikere og hospitalsklovne. og bygger på de beroligende effekter ved musik, akupressur, meditation, smertelindrende hypnose og ASMR, Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response, der er en behagelig refleks, der udløses af stimuli, som delikate lyde.

HOW?

Through fieldwork at Kolding Hospital, Roseanne Kimber gained insight into how difficult it is for parents to comfort their children when they have to be pricked with needles. The tools are designed in collaboration with parents, children, paediatric nurses, bioanalysts and hospital clowns and rely on the calming effects of music, acupressure, meditation, pain-relieving hypnosis and Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR), which is a pleasant reflex triggered by stimuli such as delicate sounds.

HVORFOR?

At blive stukket med en nål som del af en undersøgelse kan være en skræmmende oplevelse for et barn. Gennem feltarbejde på Kolding Sygehus fik Roseanne Kimber indsigt i behovet for, at forældre kan trøste deres børn, når de skal stikkes med nåle.

WHY?

Being pricked with a needle as part of a medical check-up can be a scary experience for a child. Through fieldwork at Kolding Hospital, Roseanne Kimber gained insight into the need for parents to be able to comfort their children when they need to be pricked with needles.

Kolding Sygehus, børneafdelingen og Syddansk Sundhedsinnovation
Kolding hospital, pediatric ward, Health Innovation Centre of Southern Denmark
Project number
75

Sensory Tools to Overcome Fear of Needles