Date of Award
2004
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science in Psychology
Department
Psychology
Abstract
The purpose of this current study is to examine the impact of non-pharmacologic pain interventions administered by trained Child Life professionals in an emergency department on pain perception in children. Results showed no significant decrease in children's pain report during the medical procedure compared to before the medical procedure. However, pain after the medical procedure is significantly less than pain during the medical procedure.
Recommended Citation
Reynolds-Wilcox, Wendy Lee, "The impact of child life non-pharmacologic pain interventions on pediatric patient's pain perception in the emergency department" (2004). Theses Digitization Project. 2645.
https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2645
