Dimensions of pediatric procedural distress: Children's anxiety and pain during immunizations

Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 41-47

  Cohen, Lindsey L ^a   Blount, Ronald L ^b   Cohen, Rachelle J ^a   Johnson, Veda C ^c  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Georgia   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Assessment; Children; Injections; Pain; Procedural

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; MALE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT;

EID: 1842431596     PISSN: 10689583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOCS.0000016268.40662.ed     Document Type: Article

References (24)

1. Ambuel, B., Hamlett, K. W., Marx, C. M., & Blumer, J. L. (1992). Assessing distress in pediatric intensive care environments: The COMFORT scale. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 17, 95-109.
2. Blount, R. L., Cohen, L. L., Frank, N. C., Bachanas, P. J., Smith, A. J., Manimala, M. R., et al. (1997). The Child-Adult Medical Procedure Interaction Scale-Revised: An assessment of validity. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 22, 73-88.
3. Blount, R. L., Piira, T., & Cohen, L. L. (2003). Management of pediatric pain and distress due to medical procedures. In M. C. Roberts (Ed.), Handbook of pediatric psychology (3rd ed., pp. 216-233). New York: Guilford Press.
4. Blount, R. L., Sturges, S. W., & Powers, S. W. (1990). Analysis of child and adult behavioral variations by phase of medical procedure. Behavior Therapy, 21, 33-48.
5. Buckley, M. M., & Benfield, P. (1993). Eutectic lidocaine/prilocaine cream: A review of the topical anaesthetic/analgesic efficacy of a eutectic mixture of local anaesthetics (EMLA). Drugs, 46, 126-151.
6. Carr, T. D., Lemanek, K. L., & Armstrong, F. D. (1998). Pain and fear ratings: Clinical implications of age and gender differences. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 15, 305-315.
7. Chambers, C. T., Reid, G. J., Craig, K. D., McGrath, P. J., & Finley, G. A. (1998). Agreement between child and parent report of pain. Clinical Journal of Pain, 14, 336-342.
8. Champion, G. D., Goodenough, B., von Baeyer, C. L., & Thomas, W. (1998). Measurement of pain by self-report. In G. A. Finley & P. J. McGrath (Eds.), Measurement of pain in infants and children (pp. 123-160). Seattle, WA: IASP Press.
9. Cohen, L. L., Blount, R. L., Cohen, R. J., Schaen, E. R., & Zaff, J. (1999). A comparative study of distraction versus topical anesthesia for pediatric pain management during immunizations. Health Psychology, 18, 591-598.
10. Cohen, L. L., Blount, R. L., & Panopoulos, G. (1997). Nurse coaching and cartoon distraction: An effective and practical intervention to reduce child, parent, and nurse distress during immunizations. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 22, 355-70.
11. Craig, K. D. (1986). Social modeling influences: Pain in context. In R. A. Sternbach (Ed.), The psychology of pain (pp. 67-95). New York: Raven Press.
12. Fernandez, E., & Turk, D. C. (1992). Sensory and affective components of pain: Separation and synthesis. Psychology Bulletin, 112, 205-217.
13. Finley, G. A., & McGrath, P. J. (1998). Introduction: The role of measurement in pain management and research. In G. A. Finley & P. J. McGrath (Eds.), Measurement of pain in infants and children. Progress in pain research and management (Vol. 10, pp. 1-4). Seattle, WA: IASP Press.
14. Fleiss, J. L. (1981). Statistical methods for rates and proportions. New York: Wiley.
15. Goodenough, B., Addicoat, L., Champion, G. D., McInerney, M., Young, B., Juniper, K., et al. (1997). Pain in 4- to 6-year-old children receiving intramuscular injections: A comparison of the Faces pain scale with other self-report and behavioral measures. Clinical Journal of Pain, 13, 60-73.
16. Jay, S. M. (1988). Invasive medical procedures: Psychological intervention and assessment. In D. K. Routh (Ed.), Handbook of pediatric psychology (pp. 401-425). New York: Guilford Press.
17. Jay, S. M., Ozolins, M., Elliott, C. H., & Caldwell S. (1983). Assessment of children's distress during painful medical procedures. Health Psychology, 2, 133-147.
18. Katz, E. R., Kellerman J., & Siegel, S. E. (1980). Distress behavior in children with cancer undergoing medical procedures: Devetopmental considerations. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 48, 356-365.
19. LeBaron, S., & Zeltzer, L. (1984). Assessment of acute pain and anxiety in children and adolescents by self-reports, observer reports, and a behavior checklist. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 52, 729-738.
20. Manne, S. L., Jacobsen, P. B., & Redd, W. H. (1992). Assessment of acute pediatric pain: Do child self-report, parent ratings, and nurse ratings measure the same phenomenon? Pain, 48, 45-52.
21. Powers, S. W. (1999). Empirically supported treatments in pediatric psychology: Procedure-related pain. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 24, 131-145.
22. Shacham S., & Daut, R. (1981). Anxiety or pain: What does the scale measure? Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 49, 468-469.
23. Siegel, L. J. (1988). Dental treatment. In D. K. Routh (Ed.), Handbook of pediatric psychology (pp. 448-459). New York: Guilford Press.
24. Varni, J. W., Walco, G. A., & Wilcox, K. T. (1990). Cognitive-biobehavioral assessment and treatment of pediatric pain. In A. M. Gross & R. S. Drabman (Eds.,), Handbook of clinical behavioral pediatrics (pp. 83-97). New York: Plenum.