Active versus passive distraction for reducing procedural pain and anxiety in children: a meta-analysis and systematic review

Abstract Background Procedural pain is very important in clinical children care. We aimed to evaluate the effects of active versus passive distraction for reducing procedural pain and anxiety in children. Methods Two researchers searched the Web of Science, PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane, SinoMed, Wanfang...

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Main Authors: Ting Shen, Xixi Wang, Qiaoyun Xue, Dan Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-08-01
Series:Italian Journal of Pediatrics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13052-023-01518-4