Open AccessToy-Mediated Distraction: Clarifying the Role of Distraction Agent and Preneedle Distress in Toddlers
Author(s) -
Jessica Hillgrove-Stuart,
Rebecca Pillai Riddell,
Rachel Horton,
Saul Greenberg
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
pain research and management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.702
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1918-1523
pISSN - 1203-6765
DOI - 10.1155/2013/392125
Subject(s) - distraction , distress , toddler , context (archaeology) , medicine , clinical psychology , psychology , developmental psychology , paleontology , neuroscience , biology
Distraction has recently gained attention as a technique that may help reduce acute pain in infants and toddlers; however, results remain equivocal. It appears that these mixed results stem from a variety of methodological differences with regard to how distraction is implemented.
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