SynthesisJournal of pediatric psychology2016
Systematic Review: Predisposing, Precipitating, Perpetuating, and Present Factors Predicting Anticipatory Distress to Painful Medical Procedures in Children.
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35 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 88 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Pain and distress outcomes in infants and children: a systematic review.Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologica · 2017Pooled it
- Systematic Review: A Systematic Review of the Interrelationships Among Children's Coping Responses, Children's Coping Outcomes, and Parent Cognitive-Affective, Behavioral, and Contextual Variables in the Needle-Related Procedures Context.Journal of pediatric psychology · 2017Pooled it
- A digital intervention using virtual reality helmets to reduce dental anxiety of children under local anesthesia and primary teeth extraction: A randomized clinical trial.Brain and behavior · 2022Trial
- The number of injected same-day preschool vaccines relates to preadolescent needle fear and HPV uptake.Vaccine · 2017Trial
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- Parental Expectations, Anxiety, and Health Behaviors in Routine Childhood Vaccination: Associations with Child Pain and Symptom Experiences.Journal of pediatrics. Clinical practice · 2026Article
- Enhancing neonatal vascular access: proposing a patient-centered framework based on 7-Rights.Pediatric research · 2026Article
- Self-Poisoning With Ibuprofen in Youth: A What, When and Why Clinical Framework.Clinical medicine insights. Pediatrics · 2026Review
- Restraining hospitalized children for procedures: practices of nursing professionals in Brazil.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S P · 2026Article
- The LIRIC Study-Live musIc in Relational Interactions with Children: using live music to transform interactions during wound dressing changes in pediatrics: a grounded-theory study.European journal of pediatrics · 2025Article
- The Hospitalisation Experience and Distress Among Jewish and Bedouin Parents of Hospitalised Children in Israel.Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) · 2025Article
- Severe Asthma in School-Age Children: An Updated Appraisal on Biological Options and Challenges in This Age Group.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- How to meet coping strategies and preferences of children during invasive medical procedures: perspectives of healthcare professionals.European journal of pediatrics · 2024Article
- Procedural sedation and analgesia in Swiss Pediatric Emergency Departments: a national subgroup analysis of a European cross-sectional survey.European journal of pediatrics · 2024Article
- An exploration of psychological and socio-cultural facets in perinatal distress of Pakistani couples: a triangulated qualitative study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2024Article
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- Ensuring our exstrophy-epispadias complex patients and families thrive.Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) · 2024Review
- Predispose, precipitate, perpetuate, and protect: how diet and the gut influence mental health in emerging adulthood.Frontiers in nutrition · 2024Review
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Abstract
objectiveTo conduct a systematic review of the factors predicting anticipatory distress to painful medical procedures in children.
methodsA systematic search was conducted to identify studies with factors related to anticipatory distress to painful medical procedures in children aged 0-18 years. The search retrieved 7,088 articles to review against inclusion criteria. A total of 77 studies were included in the review.
results31 factors were found to predict anticipatory distress to painful medical procedures in children. A narrative synthesis of the evidence was conducted, and a summary figure is presented.
conclusionsMany factors were elucidated that contribute to the occurrence of anticipatory distress to painful medical procedures. The factors that appear to increase anticipatory distress are child psychopathology, difficult child temperament, parent distress promoting behaviors, parent situational distress, previous pain events, parent anticipation of distress, and parent anxious predisposition. Longitudinal and experimental research is needed to further elucidate these factors.
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