Practices and Perceptions Regarding Pain and Pain Management during Routine Childhood Immunizations: Findings from a Focus-Group Study with Nurses Working at Toronto Public Health, Ontario
INTRODUCTION: Despite the availability of a variety of evidence-based interventions, it has previously been reported that the majority of infants and children undergo vaccine injections without the benefit of analgesia. Nurses in public health administer a substantial number of injections; however,...
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description | INTRODUCTION: Despite the availability of a variety of evidence-based interventions, it has previously been reported that the majority of infants and children undergo vaccine injections without the benefit of analgesia. Nurses in public health administer a substantial number of injections; however, their attitudes and practices surrounding acute pain during vaccine injections have not been previously explored. |
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spelling | doaj-art-3e071e99f7bf49e1ac02c16932ef48e52025-02-03T05:49:45ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology1712-95322011-01-01222434810.1155/2011/381864Practices and Perceptions Regarding Pain and Pain Management during Routine Childhood Immunizations: Findings from a Focus-Group Study with Nurses Working at Toronto Public Health, OntarioAndrew Kikuta0Fauzia Gardezi1Vinita Dubey2Anna Taddio3Graduate Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto, Toronto, CanadaDepartment of Sociology and Anthropology, Carleton University, Ottawa, CanadaToronto Public Health, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaGraduate Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto, Toronto, CanadaINTRODUCTION: Despite the availability of a variety of evidence-based interventions, it has previously been reported that the majority of infants and children undergo vaccine injections without the benefit of analgesia. Nurses in public health administer a substantial number of injections; however, their attitudes and practices surrounding acute pain during vaccine injections have not been previously explored.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/381864 |
spellingShingle | Andrew Kikuta Fauzia Gardezi Vinita Dubey Anna Taddio Practices and Perceptions Regarding Pain and Pain Management during Routine Childhood Immunizations: Findings from a Focus-Group Study with Nurses Working at Toronto Public Health, Ontario Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology |
title | Practices and Perceptions Regarding Pain and Pain Management during Routine Childhood Immunizations: Findings from a Focus-Group Study with Nurses Working at Toronto Public Health, Ontario |
title_full | Practices and Perceptions Regarding Pain and Pain Management during Routine Childhood Immunizations: Findings from a Focus-Group Study with Nurses Working at Toronto Public Health, Ontario |
title_fullStr | Practices and Perceptions Regarding Pain and Pain Management during Routine Childhood Immunizations: Findings from a Focus-Group Study with Nurses Working at Toronto Public Health, Ontario |
title_full_unstemmed | Practices and Perceptions Regarding Pain and Pain Management during Routine Childhood Immunizations: Findings from a Focus-Group Study with Nurses Working at Toronto Public Health, Ontario |
title_short | Practices and Perceptions Regarding Pain and Pain Management during Routine Childhood Immunizations: Findings from a Focus-Group Study with Nurses Working at Toronto Public Health, Ontario |
title_sort | practices and perceptions regarding pain and pain management during routine childhood immunizations findings from a focus group study with nurses working at toronto public health ontario |
url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/381864 |
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