Abstract

Research has shown that children fear injections and perceive them as painful. Virtually all children experience injections through immunizations, and, therefore, methods to decrease injection pain could have widespread results. This study examined the effects of two nursing interventions on injection pain in preschool children: distraction and cutaneous stimulation. A quasi-experimental design was employed to test the interventions. The study was guided by Roy's adaptation theory of nursing and the gate-control theory of pain.

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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 9926980; ProQuest document ID: 304453697. The author still retains copyright.

Author Details

Laurie G. Sparks, PhD, RN

Sigma Membership

Gamma Chi

Type

Dissertation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Quasi-Experimental Study, Other

Research Approach

Quantitative Research

Keywords:

Pediatric Nursing, Pain Control, Children's Pain

Advisor

Irene Riddle

Degree

PhD

Degree Grantor

Saint Louis University

Degree Year

1998

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Review Type

None: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2019-03-22

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