How sharp is a "sharp scratch"? A mixed methods study of verbal warnings issued before venipuncture

Pain Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 132-139

  Vijayan, Roshan ^a   Scott, Gregory ^b   Brownlie, Wendi ^a   Male, Pandora ^b   Chin, Kian ^a  

^a MILTON KEYNES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Pain; Pain acute; Pain psychological variables

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MALE; NOCEBO EFFECT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; VEIN PUNCTURE; VERBALIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHLEBOTOMY; PROCEDURES; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOCEBO EFFECT; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHLEBOTOMY; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84922132755     PISSN: 15307085     EISSN: 15332500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/papr.12159     Document Type: Article

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