Background Infant acute pain and distress is commonplace. Infancy is a period of
exponential development. Unrelieved pain and distress can have implications across the …

Objective To systematically review the evidence (and quality) for distraction and hypnosis for
needle-related pain and distress in children and adolescents. To explore the effects of …

Background This is the second update of a Cochrane Review (Issue 4, 2006). Pain and
distress from needle‐related procedures are common during childhood and can be reduced …

Objectives: Invasive procedures are important causes of pain and anxiety during
hospitalization. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of 3 different distraction methods on …

Understanding how parents influence their child's medical procedures can inform future
work to reduce pediatric procedural distress and improve recovery outcomes. Following a …

Purpose Assessment of children's anxiety in busy clinic settings is an important step in
developing tailored interventions. This article describes the construct validation of the C …

Background: Previous research shows that numerous child, parent, and procedural
variables affect children's distress responses to procedures. Cognitive-behavioral …

Aims To examine the effect of a pre‐operative DVD on parents' knowledge, participation and
anxiety and on children's distress, pain, analgesic requirements and length of recovery after …

Medical experiences can be frightening and traumatic for children. Ill and injured children
can experience pediatric medical traumatic stress—psychological and physiological distress …

Objective To systematically review the different methods available for the psycho-
educational preparation of children for anaesthesia induction. Methods Articles were …