A systematic review of randomized controlled trials examining psychological interventions for needle-related procedural pain and distress in children and adolescents: An abbreviated cochrane review

Journal of Pediatric Psychology

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 842-854

  Uman, Lindsay S ^a,b   Chambers, Christine T ^a,b,c   McGrath, Patrick J ^a,b,c   Kisely, Stephen ^a,c,d  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b IWK HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^c Department of Pediatrics ^*

^d GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Children; Procedural pain; Psychological interventions; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISTRESS SYNDROME; HUMAN; HYPNOSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SELF REPORT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; HUMANS; HYPNOSIS; NEEDLES; PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 48749091758     PISSN: 01468693     EISSN: 1465735X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsn031     Document Type: Review

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