A pilot study of distraction for adolescents during allergy testing

Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 170-185

  Jeffs, Debra Ann ^a,b  

^a ARKANSAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Allergy testing; Anxiety; Distraction; Pain; Rngagement

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; MUSIC THERAPY; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REHABILITATION; RELAXATION TRAINING; SKIN TEST; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; ANXIETY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BIBLIOTHERAPY; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; MUSIC THERAPY; NEW ENGLAND; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELAXATION TECHNIQUES; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 34347231661     PISSN: 15390136     EISSN: 17446155     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-6155.2007.00110.x     Document Type: Article

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