Children’s fear of needle injections: a qualitative study of training sessions for children with rheumatic diseases before home administration

Abstract Background Treatment of rheumatic diseases in children often includes long-term needle injections, which represent a risk for refusing medication based on potential needle-fear. How nurses manage children’s fear and pain during the initial educational training session of subcutaneous inject...

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Main Authors: Kari Sørensen, Helge Skirbekk, Gunnvald Kvarstein, Hilde Wøien
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-02-01
Series:Pediatric Rheumatology Online Journal
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12969-020-0406-6