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Pediatric Distraction

Pediatric Distraction is a clinical intervention strategy within the broader category of distraction techniques that specifically employs developmentally appropriate stimuli or activities to divert attention in children during medical procedures, thereby reducing perceived pain and anxiety.

315

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18.8K

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1.1K

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486

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Publications

315

Management of Severe Maxillary Deficiency in Childhood and Adolescence Through Distraction Osteogenesis With an External, Adjustable, Rigid Distraction Device

John W. Polley, Álvaro A. Figueroa · Journal of Craniofacial Surgery · 1997 · 474 citations

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Effectiveness of Virtual Reality for Pediatric Pain Distraction during IV Placement

Jeffrey I. Gold, Seok Hyeon Kim, Alexis J. Kant et al. · CyberPsychology & Behavior · 2006 · 401 citations

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A Pilot and Feasibility Study of Virtual Reality as a Distraction for Children With Cancer

Jonathan Gershon, Elana Zimand, Melissa Pickering et al. · Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry · 2004 · 350 citations

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Distraction with a hand‐held video game reduces pediatric preoperative anxiety

Anuradha Patel, Thomas Schieble, Melissa J Davidson et al. · Pediatric Anesthesia · 2006 · 308 citations

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Pain in Children: Assessment and Nonpharmacological Management

Rasha Srouji, Savithiri Ratnapalan, Suzan Schneeweiss · International Journal of Pediatrics · 2010 · 270 citations · Full text

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Authors

1.1K

  1. LM
    Lynnda M. Dahlquist

    University of Maryland, Baltimore County, United States

    13 publications · 924 citations

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  2. LL
    Lindsey L. Cohen

    Georgia State University, United States

    10 publications · 1.1K citations

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  3. CK
    Charmaine Kleiber

    University of Iowa, United States

    9 publications · 429 citations

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  4. AM
    Ann Marie McCarthy

    University of Iowa, United States

    8 publications · 353 citations

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  5. KH
    Kirsten Hanrahan

    University of Iowa, United States

    5 publications · 192 citations

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Institutions

486

  1. University of Maryland, Baltimore County

    Baltimore, United States

    11 h-index

    49 publications

    4K citations

  2. Johns Hopkins University

    Baltimore, United States

    10 h-index

    28 publications

    1.4K citations

  3. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    8 h-index

    22 publications

    1.7K citations

  4. University of Iowa

    Iowa City, United States

    7 h-index

    21 publications

    781 citations

  5. University of Alberta

    Edmonton, Canada

    7 h-index

    36 publications

    1.6K citations

  6. Hospital for Sick Children

    Toronto, Canada

    6 h-index

    13 publications

    1.2K citations

  7. University of Calgary

    Calgary, Canada

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    196 citations

  8. Kennedy Krieger Institute

    Baltimore, United States

    5 h-index

    24 publications

    1.2K citations

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  1. PubMed

    Repository · 18 publications · 869 citations

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  2. Journal of Pediatric Nursing

    10 publications · 757 citations

    10

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  3. Journal of Pediatric Psychology

    10 publications · 980 citations

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  4. Children s Health Care

    9 publications · 483 citations

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  5. Health Psychology

    9 publications · 873 citations

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