Objective: This systematic review and meta-analysis examined the effectiveness of the
Buzzy device combining cold and vibration for needle-related procedural pain in children …

Neonates have blood work for newborn screening in their first days of life, and preterm and
sick hospitalized infants often require repeated invasive needle-related procedures over the …

Background Pain is a common symptom in children receiving hospital care. Adequate pain
management in paediatric patients is of the utmost importance. Few studies have …

OBJECTIVE: Hospitalized children experience significant pain despite improvement efforts.
This study was undertaken to better understand the epidemiology of acute pain in …

Purpose This study aimed to compare the effects of bubble-blowing (active distraction) and
cartoon watching (passive distraction) techniques on pain, anxiety, and fear during …

Objective: Anxiety and pain during medical procedures may have adverse short and long-
term consequences. We summarize the effectiveness of hospital clown interventions, as …

OBJECTIVES To examine inequities in pain assessment and management of hospitalized
children with limited English proficiency (LEP) as assessed by (1) self-reported pain …

OBJECTIVES: Pain in hospitalized children remains under-assessed and undertreated. With
this study, we aim to describe results from a repeat single-day, hospital-wide survey of …

Purpose To explore nurse and physician leaders' perceptions of barriers and facilitators to
using evidence-based procedural pain treatments (ie, sweet solutions, breastfeeding, and …

Materials and Methods: A sample of 116 children aged 4 to 15 years consecutively admitted
to the hospital was allocated to either the experimental (presence of HC) or control group …