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Incorporating psychological approaches into routine paediatric venepuncture
1Department of Clinical Psychology, Ashley Wing Extension, St James's University Hospital, Leeds LS9 7TF, UK. a.j.a.duff@leeds.ac.uk
Archives of Disease in Childhood
|September 23, 2003
Abstract:
Studies of paediatric procedural distress have flourished over the past two decades, with psychological intervention strategies showing consistently high efficacy in reducing pain and fear. This review concentrates briefly on the acquisition and treatment of fear, arguing that what is witnessed clinically is not needle fear or phobia, but anticipatory or procedural distress. The main focus is on how such procedures could be amended to incorporate psychological techniques routinely, outlining specific guidelines for clinical practice.