Effect of stress-ball play on pain and physiological responses during port-a-cath needle insertion in children undergoing chemotherapy: a randomized controlled trial.

BMC Pediatr · 2026 · PMC13134291 · PMID 41877084

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borderline level of statistical significanceP = 0.051so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

For diastolic blood pressure, the effect of the intervention reached a borderline level of statistical significance, with P = 0.051, F = 3.983.

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