Psychological interventions for vaccine injections in children and adolescents: Systematic review of randomized and quasi-randomized controlled trials

Clinical Journal of Pain

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2015, Pages S72-S89

  Birnie, Kathryn A ^a   Chambers, Christine T ^a,b   Taddio, Anna ^c,d   McMurtry, C Meghan ^g,h   Noel, Melanie ⁱ   Riddell, Rebecca Pillai ^d,e   Shah, Vibhuti ^c,f   MacDonald, N E ^j   Rogers, J ^j   Bucci, L ^j   Lang, E ^j   Mousmanis, P ^j   Halperin, S A ^j   Bowles, S ^j   Halpert, C ^j   Ipp, M ^j   Rieder, M ^j   Robson, K ^j   Asmundson, G J G ^j   Uleryk, E ^j   Antony, M ^j   Alexander, D ^j   Appleton, M ^j   Dubey, V ^j   Hanrahan, A ^j   Lockett, D ^j   Scott, J ^j   Bleeker, E Votta ^j   more..

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b IWK HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^e YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^h UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^j NONE

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Author keywords

Adolescents; Children; Pain management; Psychological; Randomized controlled trial; Systematic review; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; BREATHING; CHILD; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEAR; HUMAN; INJECTION PAIN; MUSIC; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REASSURANCE; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VACCINATION; ADVERSE EFFECTS; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; INJECTION; PAIN; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOTHERAPY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DATABASES, BIBLIOGRAPHIC; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; PAIN; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; VACCINATION;

EID: 84973464751     PISSN: 07498047     EISSN: 15365409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AJP.0000000000000265     Document Type: Review

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