Psychosocial interventions for reduction of distress in children with leukemia during bone marrow aspiration and lumbar puncture

Background: Children with cancer undergo many invasive medical procedures that are often painful and highly distressing, including bone marrow aspiration (BMA) and lumbar puncture (LP). Psychosocial interventions have been demonstrated to reduce children's distress resulting from invasive medic...

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Main Authors: Hsin-Ju Hsiao, Shih-Hsiang Chen, Tang-Her Jaing, Chao-Ping Yang, Tsung-Yen Chang, Ming-Ying Li, Cheng-Hsun Chiu, Jing-Long Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-06-01
Series:Pediatrics and Neonatology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1875957217306538