Children's self‐reports of fear and pain levels during needle procedures
Abstract Aim The objective was to determine the levels of and potential relationships between, procedure‐related fear and pain in children. Design Clinical based cross‐sectional. Methods Ninety children aged between 7–18 years were included consecutively and self‐reported levels of pain and fear on...
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| description | Abstract Aim The objective was to determine the levels of and potential relationships between, procedure‐related fear and pain in children. Design Clinical based cross‐sectional. Methods Ninety children aged between 7–18 years were included consecutively and self‐reported levels of pain and fear on a 0–100 mm visual analogue scales (VAS) when undergoing routine needle insertion into a subcutaneously implanted intravenous port following topical anaesthesia. Results The needle‐related fear level was reported to be as high as the needle‐related pain level (mean VAS: 14 mm and 12 mm, respectively, N = 90). With fear as the dependent variable, age and pain were significantly associated and explained 16% of the variance. With pain as the dependent variable, fear was significantly associated and explained 11% of the variance. A post hoc analysis indicated that younger children reported their fear levels to be higher than their pain levels. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-018c4969309b4c2dad55f0e4bd65e4692022-12-22T02:37:12ZengWileyNursing Open2054-10582020-01-017137638210.1002/nop2.399Children's self‐reports of fear and pain levels during needle proceduresLena Hedén0Louise vonEssen1Gustaf Ljungman2Faculty of Caring Sciences, Work Life and Social Welfare University of Borås Borås SwedenDepartment of Women's and Children's Health Clinical Psychology in Healthcare Uppsala University Uppsala SwedenDepartment of Women's and Children's Health Pediatric Oncology Uppsala University Uppsala SwedenAbstract Aim The objective was to determine the levels of and potential relationships between, procedure‐related fear and pain in children. Design Clinical based cross‐sectional. Methods Ninety children aged between 7–18 years were included consecutively and self‐reported levels of pain and fear on a 0–100 mm visual analogue scales (VAS) when undergoing routine needle insertion into a subcutaneously implanted intravenous port following topical anaesthesia. Results The needle‐related fear level was reported to be as high as the needle‐related pain level (mean VAS: 14 mm and 12 mm, respectively, N = 90). With fear as the dependent variable, age and pain were significantly associated and explained 16% of the variance. With pain as the dependent variable, fear was significantly associated and explained 11% of the variance. A post hoc analysis indicated that younger children reported their fear levels to be higher than their pain levels.https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.399cancerchildrenfearneedlenursesnursing |
| spellingShingle | Lena Hedén Louise vonEssen Gustaf Ljungman Children's self‐reports of fear and pain levels during needle procedures Nursing Open cancer children fear needle nurses nursing |
| title | Children's self‐reports of fear and pain levels during needle procedures |
| title_full | Children's self‐reports of fear and pain levels during needle procedures |
| title_fullStr | Children's self‐reports of fear and pain levels during needle procedures |
| title_full_unstemmed | Children's self‐reports of fear and pain levels during needle procedures |
| title_short | Children's self‐reports of fear and pain levels during needle procedures |
| title_sort | children s self reports of fear and pain levels during needle procedures |
| topic | cancer children fear needle nurses nursing |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.399 |
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