Routine Venepuncture: improving services
Irene Sclare Consultant clinical psychologist, Guy's hospital, London. at the time of carrying out the research she was consultant clinical psychologist, department of child health, king's college hospital
Martina Waring Assistant psychologist, Department of child health, king’s college hospital, London
Irene Sclare and Martina Waring describe a consumer satisfaction survey of parents of children undergoing routine venepuncture
The fear of needles and injections is very common in childhood, but is under-treated (1). Rice considers that 5 per cent of the general population are needle-phobic, that is, have a persisting fear of needles and/or the situation and display immediate and intense anxiety when they are exposed to needles. Much higher rares of distress have been reported in child populations. Rates have been shown to exceed SO per cent in pre-school children, and over 50 per cent in primary school children (2).
Nursing Children and Young People.
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doi: 10.7748/paed.7.4.23.s25
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