Background This is the second update of a Cochrane Review (Issue 4, 2006). Pain and
distress from needle‐related procedures are common during childhood and can be reduced …

Sex differences in response to experimental pain are commonly reported in systematic
reviews in the adult literature. The objective of the present research was to conduct a …

Background/Aim: Using a within-subjects, within-wound care design, this pilot study tested
for the first time, whether immersive virtual reality (VR) can serve as an adjunctive non …

Purpose: Needle procedures are among the most distressing aspects of pediatric cancer-
related treatment. Virtual reality (VR) distraction offers promise for needle-related pain and …

Background Previous research has demonstrated the efficacy of cognitive engagement in
reducing concurrent pain. However, little is known about the role of individual differences in …

Distraction is a shifting of attention away from pain or painful stimuli to stimuli that are more
engaging or enjoyable. Distraction for acute pain can be internal (eg, imagery) or external to …

Conditioned pain modulation (CPM) is a psychophysical experimental measure of
endogenous pain inhibition in humans. Within this paradigm, one noxious stimulus, the …

Objetivo: La reevaluación cognitiva y la distracción modulan el dolor; sin embargo, se sabe
poco sobre su eficacia en diferentes niveles de intensidad del dolor. Así, el objetivo de este …

Introduction Distraction is commonly used to reduce pain, but the effectiveness of
distractions remains inconclusive. Studies have shown that pain catastrophizing could …

Attentional strategies, such as distraction and sensory monitoring, are often offered to
reduce pain and pain-related distress. However, evidence for their efficacy in chronic pain …