The Nursing journal of India
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Comparative Study Controlled Clinical Trial
Effect of distraction techniques in behaviour responses to pain among toddlers receiving immunisation.
Pain and distress during immunisation of toddlers are reasons for non-immunisation of large number of toddlers. The present study was undertaken to assess the comparative effectiveness of distraction techniques in the process of immunisation i.e. toy and music. (The third group of study subjects was control group). It is concluded that distraction techniques are quite economical and safe in enhancing the magnitude of immunisation.