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The Misdirection as Anxiety Reduction in Children from Venipuncture Procedure: A Randomized Study

Ciccone SmCiccone GGermini FLatina RMazzitelli NScialò GMacale L And Vitale E.

subject

nursingchildrenpainSettore MED/45 - Scienze Infermieristiche Generali Cliniche E Pediatriche

description

The current literature show several distraction approaches to reduce anxiety in children during the painful procedure, as the venipuncture. This work explored the magician intervention effects in anxiety and in pain reduction among children who underwent the venipuncture procedure. Our results showed that the magician approach among nurses could effectively influence the children compliance who underwent a venipuncture without any particular cost for the healthcare system.

http://hdl.handle.net/10447/523441