Physical interventions and injection techniques for reducing injection pain during routine childhood immunizations: Systematic review of randomized controlled trials and quasi-randomized controlled trials

Clinical Therapeutics

Volumn 31, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2009, Pages

  Taddio, Anna ^a,b   Ilersich, A Lane ^c   Ipp, Moshe ^b,d   Kikuta, Andrew ^a   Shah, Vibhuti ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^c Medical Pharmacies Group   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

immunization; infant child; injection techniques; pain management; physical interventions; systematic review; vaccine

Indexed keywords

DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS POLIOMYELITIS TETANUS HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B HEPATITIS B VACCINE; DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE; DIPHTHERIA TETANUS VACCINE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B VACCINE; HEPATITIS B VACCINE; MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE; PENTACEL; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE; POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE; RORVAX; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CLINICAL TRIAL; COLD; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INJECTION SITE PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT POSITIONING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SELF REPORT; SUPINE POSITION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COLD TEMPERATURE; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DATABASES, BIBLIOGRAPHIC; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; INJECTIONS; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; NEEDLES; PAIN; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; TEMPERATURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70349202684     PISSN: 01492918     EISSN: 1879114X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinthera.2009.07.024     Document Type: Review

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