ArticleThe Canadian journal of infectious diseases & medical microbiology = Journal canadien des maladies infectieuses et de la microbiologie medicale2014
From the mouth of babes: Getting vaccinated doesn't have to hurt.
Article in The Canadian journal of infectious diseases & medical microbiology = Journal canadien des maladies infectieuses et de la microbiologie medicale, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06004258 (Effectiveness of the Painless Vaccination Protocol Versus Traditional Vaccination Methodology in Reducing Pain in Children Aged 2 Months to 14 Years. A Multicenter, Quasi-experimental), which is not on this map. Cited by 23 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Effectiveness of the Painless Vaccination Protocol Versus Traditional Vaccination Methodology in Reducing Pain in Children Aged 2 Months to 14 Years. A Multicenter, Quasi-experimental (Non-randomized) Controlled Study
Who cites it
23 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 36 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Pharmacological and Combined Interventions to Reduce Vaccine Injection Pain in Children and Adults: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.The Clinical journal of pain · 2015Pooled it
- Process Interventions for Vaccine Injections: Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials and Quasi-Randomized Controlled Trials.The Clinical journal of pain · 2015Pooled it
- Reducing pain during vaccine injections: clinical practice guideline.CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne · 2015Guideline
- Reframing pain: the power of individual and societal factors to enhance pain treatment.Pain reports · 2024Article
- The Role of Medical Mistrust in Concerns about Tumor Genomic Profiling among Black and African American Cancer Patients.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Managing pain and fear: Playing your CARDs to improve the vaccination experience.Canada communicable disease report = Releve des maladies transmissibles au Canada · 2021Article
- Children's Perspectives on Outpatient Physician Visits: Capturing a Missing Voice in Patient-Centered Care.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Student Feedback to Tailor the CARD™ System for Improving the Immunization Experience at School.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
- Children's rights as law in Sweden-every health-care encounter needs to meet the child's needs.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2020Article
- Medical procedures in children using a conceptual framework that keeps a focus on human dimensions of care - a discussion paper.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2019Article
- Stakeholder feedback on The CARD™ System to improve the vaccination experience at school.Paediatrics & child health · 2019Article
- Children's Pain and Distress at a Public Influenza Vaccination Clinic: A Parent Survey and Public Observation Study.Journal of community health · 2019Observational
- Overview of a Knowledge Translation (KT) Project to improve the vaccination experience at school: The CARD™ System.Paediatrics & child health · 2019Article
- Piloting The CARD™ System for education of students about vaccination: Does it improve the vaccination experience at school?Paediatrics & child health · 2019Article
- The CARD™ System for improving the vaccination experience at school: Results of a small-scale implementation project on student symptoms.Paediatrics & child health · 2019Article
- The CARD™ System for improving the vaccination experience at school: Results of a small-scale implementation project on program delivery.Paediatrics & child health · 2019Article
- Development of an Intervention to Reduce Pain and Prevent Syncope Related to Adolescent Vaccination.The Permanente journal · 2019Article
- Taking the sting out of school-based immunizations.Paediatrics & child health · 2017Article
- Exposure-based Interventions for the management of individuals with high levels of needle fear across the lifespan: a clinical practice guideline and call for further research.Cognitive behaviour therapy · 2016Article
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4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
backgroundAnalgesic interventions are not commonly administered during childhood vaccination, despite the fact that two-thirds of children are afraid of needles and one-tenth are noncompliant with immunization.
objectiveTo explore children's experiences of vaccination and preferences for analgesia.
methodsA total of 17 children (four to 14 years of age) at an independent school in Toronto (Ontario) participated in three focus-group interviews. The majority had previous experience with pain management interventions during vaccination. Thematic content analysis was used to analyze interview transcripts.
resultsTHE FINDINGS WERE CATEGORIZED INTO THREE MAIN THEMES: experience of vaccination; roles and responsibilities regarding pain management; and impact of pain management. Children easily recalled previous vaccinations and discussed fear and distress experienced by themselves and others. Children believed that parents and immunizers should prepare them ahead of time and use interventions to manage and monitor pain. They also wanted adults to support their efforts to lead pain management. Children discussed benefits of managing pain, including reduced unnecessary suffering, improved vaccination experience, reduced risk of developing needle fears and reduced noncompliant behaviours. They were knowledgeable about strategies for reducing pain including distraction, topical anesthetics and injection techniques. They contrasted vaccination with and without pain management, and indicated a preference for pain management.
conclusionChildren reported that managing vaccination pain is important and that analgesic interventions should routinely be used. Incorporating pain management in the process of vaccination has the potential to improve children's experiences with vaccination and promote more positive attitudes and behaviours.
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