Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2007 Feb;12(2):111-6.

Interventions for paediatric procedure-related pain in primary care

Jill E Maclaren  1 , Lindsey L Cohen
Affiliations

Interventions for paediatric procedure-related pain in primary care

Jill E Maclaren et al. Paediatr Child Health. 2007 Feb.

Abstract
in English, French

As a part of routine and specialized health care, children are subjected to a number of invasive medical procedures (eg, immunizations, venipunctures). These events are anxiety provoking and painful, and can have detrimental short-term and long-term effects. The present paper provides an overview of pharmacological and nonpharmacological techniques for the management of procedure-related pain in children, with a focus on clinically relevant information. Sufficient detail is provided to facilitate the translation of reviewed strategies into standard practice.

Dans le cadre des soins systématiques et spécialisés, les enfants sont soumis à un certain nombre d’interventions médicales effractives (p. ex., vaccins, ponctions veineuses). Ces interventions provoquent de l’anxiété et de la douleur, et elles peuvent avoir des effets néfastes à court et à long terme. Le présent article contient un aperçu des techniques pharmacologiques et non pharmacologiques pour prendre en charge la douleur reliée à des interventions chez les enfants, et s’intéresse surtout à l’information pertinente d’un point de vue clinique. Il contient assez de détails pour faciliter le passage des stratégies évaluées à la pratique standard.

Keywords: Nonpharmacological; Pain; Pharmacological; Procedure; Treatment.

PubMed Disclaimer

References

    1. Carlson KL, Broome M, Vessey JA. Using distraction to reduce reported pain, fear, and behavioral distress in children and adolescents: A multisite study. J Soc Pediatr Nurs. 2000;5:75–85. - PubMed
    1. Jacobson RM, Swan A, Adegbenro A, Ludington SL, Wollan PC, Poland GA Vaccine Research Group. Making vaccines more acceptable – methods to prevent and minimize pain and other common adverse events associated with vaccines. Vaccine. 2001;19:2418–27. - PubMed
    1. Kleiber C, Harper DC. Effects of distraction on children’s pain and distress during medical procedures: A meta-analysis. Nurs Res. 1999;48:44–9. - PubMed
    1. Blount R, Bachanas P, Powers S. Training children to cope and parents to coach them during routine immunizations: Effects on child, parent, and staff behaviors. Behav Ther. 1992;23:689–705.
    1. Bijttebier P, Vertommen H. Coping with peer arguments in school-age children with bully/victim problems. Br J Educ Psychol. 1998;68:387–94. - PubMed