Self -selected distraction for acute procedural pain in adolescents: An intervention feasibility study

Purpose. This feasibility study evaluated all phases of the planned main study. The study tested the effect of self-selected distraction on acute pain perception in adolescents undergoing allergy skin testing. Distraction is a cognitive-behavioral nonpharmacologic nursing intervention used to divert...

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Main Author: Jeffs, Debra A
Language:ENG
Published: ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst 2004
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Online Access:https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations/AAI3152709