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Journal of Pediatric Psychology 13(1) pp. 23-32, 1988
© 1988 Society of Pediatric Psychology

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Perceived Effectiveness of Children's Preparation for a Stressful Medical Event1

Lizette Peterson2, Kevin Everett, Janet Farmer, Lisa Mori and John Chaney

University of Missouri-Columbia

2A11 correspondence should be sent to Lizette Peterson, Psychology Department, 210 McAlester Hall, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, Missouri 65211

Four commonly used methods of preparing children for stressful medical situations, including Sensory Information, Medical Education, Coping Strategies, and a Minimal Information "Candy-Coated" approach were evaluated by students drawn from Introductory Psychology classes, Child Psychology classes, and Medical School classes. These students rated films portraying four preparation methods on their relative efficacy in reducing fear, promoting cooperation, and relieving pain in the intravenous therapy of hypothetical 3-, 6-, 9-, and 12-year-old children. Although the class from which the subjects were drawn influenced the students' perception of technique effectiveness, in general subjects rated Sensory Information and Coping techniques as most effective, the Candy-coated approach as marginally effective, and the Medical Education technique as having negative effects. The age of the targeted child also influenced subjects' ratings. The Candy-coated approach was generally rated as more effective for younger children, and the Sensory Information and Coping techniques were rated as more effective for older children. The need for further investigations of laypersons' beliefs regarding preparation program effectiveness is stressed.

Key words: coping; childhood stress; medical procedures.


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