Journal of pediatric psychology
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Automated parent-training for preschooler immunization pain relief: a randomized controlled trial.
To examine a computerized parent training program, "Bear Essentials," to improve parents' knowledge and coaching to help relieve preschoolers' immunization distress. ⋯ Results suggest that the interactive computer training program impacted parent knowledge, parent behavior, and child behavior as hypothesized, but modifications will be necessary to have more robust outcomes on child procedural distress.