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AAP Grand Rounds 14:58-59 (2005)
© 2005 American Academy of Pediatrics

DEVELOPMENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL PEDIATRICS

Video Distraction Eases Venipuncture Distress

Source: MacLaren J, Cohen L. A comparison of distraction strategies for venipuncture distress in children. J Ped Psychol. 2005;30:387–396.

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Researchers from West Virginia University, Morgan-town, and Georgia State University, Atlanta, studied 88 children to determine the effects of 2 distraction techniques on distress levels during venipuncture. This study replicated and extended a previous study that found children displayed less distress during a painful procedure when distracted with an interactive toy compared to watching a cartoon or receiving standard care.1 This randomized controlled trial assigned children ages 1–7 years (mean age of 4.29), undergoing venipuncture as part of pre-surgery admission, to 1 of 3 groups: standard care (no toy or movie) (n=29), distraction with an interactive toy (n=30), and distraction with . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Alison Schonwald, MD, FAAP
Developmental Medicine Center, Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA

 





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