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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"Pain in children"”.
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The Psychosocial and Physical effects of Therapeutic Horseback Riding for Children with Cerebral Palsy
Background: Participation in specialized adapted activities such as therapeutic horseback riding (THR) is critical for children with cerebral palsy (CP) as they are at increased risk for lower habitual physical activity levels, social exclusion and mental health conditions. The benefits of THR for …
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Pain Management: Administration of IV, IM, Oral and Rectal Analgesics for Pediatric Self-reported Pain
<p>Pediatric self-assessment of pain is investigated prior to and one hour after administration of IV, IM, oral and rectal analgesics. The difference between IV/IM medications and 0/R medications on the mean of self-reported pain prior to and one hour after each administration in a 48 hour post …
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Assessment of health related quality of life in HIV positive children
… because it is the essence of health as defined by the WHO. Pain and other distressing symptoms affect children's quality of life. There is very little published information on pain in children with HIV infection, its prevalence or its affect on their quality of life. This study will add to …
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Reducing pediatric pain during immunizations
… Immunizations are often associated with pain and fear in the pediatric population. These negative emotions can have lasting effects on a patient's willingness to receive future medical care, including immunizations. Therefore, it is important to attempt to minimize the amount of pain and …
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Children's nurses' pain management practices: theoretical knowledge, perceived importance and decision-making
Children continue to experience unrelieved moderate to severe pain post-operatively. Previous studies have suggested several factors to explain this. However, the impact of these factors on practice has not been explored. Nor have children's nurses clinical decision-making strategies been examined. …
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Improving pain management for children
… 20 years it has been realised that neonates, infants and children experience pain and considerable stress responses to surgical and medical procedures which are harmful and cause fear, anxiety and distress(Walker, 2008). This thesis will describe a body of work published since 1992 whose aim …