I don’t want to think about it: a qualitative study of children (6–18 years) with rheumatic diseases and parents’ experiences with regular needle injections at home

I don’t want to think about it: a qualitative study of children (6–18 years) with rheumatic diseases and parents’ experiences with regular needle injections at home

Abstract Background Overall outcomes of pediatric rheumatic diseases (RD) have improved due to treatment with biologic agents and methotrexate. For many children, this treatment often entails regular needle injections. Pain and fear of needle injections are common in childhood, but how children and...

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Main Authors: Kari Sørensen, Helge Skirbekk, Gunnvald Kvarstein, Hilde Wøien
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-01-01
Series:Pediatric Rheumatology Online Journal
Subjects:
Needle injection
Child
Adolescent
Needle fear
Rheumatic disease
Home administration
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12969-021-00495-4

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