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The Pediatric Procedural Holistic Comfort Assessment-Revised: A Psychometric Analysis.

April A Braswell¹, Richard S Pond², Diane Parker³

¹School of Nursing, University of North Carolina Wilmington, Wilmington, NC, USA braswella@uncw.edu aprilbraswell2022@gmail.com.

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The Pediatric Procedural Holistic Comfort Assessment-Revised (PPHCA-R) is a new storybook tool that measures comfort in children aged 4-8 during needle procedures. It shows good reliability and validity for holistic pediatric care.

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Pediatric Psychology
Child Health Assessment
Measurement in Healthcare

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Assessing pediatric procedural comfort is crucial for effective care.

Keywords:

comfort, patient health, holistic pediatrics psychometric

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