There is growing interest in psychological interventions using socially assistive robots to
mitigate distress and pain in the pediatric population. This work seeks to address the deficit …

Purposes This study aimed to explore children's perceptions and experiences of receiving
intravenous (IV) injections and the self-reported pain scores and management strategies …

There are numerous strategies for reducing the stress and anxiety associated with pain that
children experience before and after surgery. There is a potential communication barrier …

Background: The risk of developing chronic postsurgical pain (CPSP) in youth is related to
psychological factors, including preoperative anxiety, depression, patient/caregiver pain …

Purposes This study aimed to explore parental attitudes toward children's pain and
analgesic drugs and parental self-efficacy and use of pain relief strategies in children's …

Purpose To explore the perceptions of parents regarding the preparation of their children for
surgery. Design and methods A qualitative descriptive study was conducted. Sixteen parents …

Objective: This study was conducted to determine the effect of finger puppet plays on the
postoperative pain relief in children. Methods: This study was conducted with 90 children …

Pain in children is frequent. Parents evaluate their children's pain to decide how to manage
it or to share information with caregivers. This qualitative descriptive study aims to identify …

Background: Circumcision as a common elective pediatric surgery worldwide is a stressful
and anxiety-inducing experience for parents and children. Although current perioperative …

Background The purpose of this research was to describe health care nurse and providers'
pain management education priorities and barriers for pediatric cardio-thoracic surgical …