Parents’ Positioning and Distracting Children During Venipuncture:Effects on Children’s Pain, Fear, and Distress

Journal of Holistic Nursing

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 32-56

  Cavender, Kim ^a   Goff, Melinda D ^a   Hollon, Ellen C ^a   Guzzetta, Cathie E ^a  

^a Medical City Childrenâ s Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

body mind interventions; distraction; parental participation; pediatric pain management; positioning for comfort; procedural related pain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; NURSING; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PARENT; PHLEBOTOMY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; TIME; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ATTENTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; PHLEBOTOMY; RISK FACTORS; SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 1842610451     PISSN: 08980101     EISSN: 15525724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898010104263306     Document Type: Article

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