Journal of pediatric psychology
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
A comparison of distraction strategies for venipuncture distress in children.
To compare the effects of two pediatric venipuncture distress-management distraction strategies that differed in the degree to which they required children's interaction. ⋯ Despite literature that suggests that interactive distraction should lower distress more than passive distraction, results indicate that a passive strategy might be most effective for children's venipuncture. It is possible that children's distress interfered with their ability to interact with the distractor.