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- Title
PROCEDIMIENTOS PSICOLÓGICOS PARA EL AFRONTAMIENTO DEL DOLOR EN NIÑOS CON CÁNCER.
- Authors
Orgilés, Mireia; Méndez, Francisco Xavier; Espada, José Pedro
- Abstract
Pain is one of the most common symptoms and more disabling in childhood cancer. Some medical treatments and diagnostic procedures are very intrusive and children with cancer consider them even more painful than the disease. The aim of this paper is to carry out a review on the pain in pediatric patients with cancer, stating the most common assessment procedures and techniques of psychological intervention. The characteristics and implementation procedure of breathing control, relaxation training, distraction, visualization, contingency management and hypnosis are reviewed. Therefore, several studies about the efficacy of each psychological technique for reducing pain in children with cancer are considered.
- Publication
Psicooncologia, 2009, Vol 6, Issue 2/3, p343
- ISSN
1696-7240
- Publication type
Academic Journal