Electronic gaming as pain distraction

Pain Research and Management

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 27-32

  Jameson, Eleanor ^a   Trevena, Judy ^a   Swain, Nic ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Active distraction; Cold pressor; Pain; Pain management

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE DISTRACTION; ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRONIC GAMING; EXPECTATION; FEMALE; HAND; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PASSIVE DISTRACTION; RECREATION; TELEVISION VIEWING; WATER IMMERSION; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLD; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; EMOTION; MIDDLE AGED; ONLINE SYSTEM; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TIME;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; COLD TEMPERATURE; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONLINE SYSTEMS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052623074     PISSN: 12036765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2011/856014     Document Type: Article

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