A Sorrow Shared Is a Sorrow Halved? Patient and Parental Anxiety Associated with Venipuncture in Children before and after Liver Transplantation

J. Kaluza, Antonia; Lisa Aydin, Anna; L. Cordes, Berrit; Ebers, Gianna; F. Fuchs, Albert; Konietzny, Christiane; van Dick, Rolf; Baumann, Ulrich

doi:10.3390/children8080691

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A Sorrow Shared Is a Sorrow Halved? Patient and Parental Anxiety Associated with Venipuncture in Children before and after Liver Transplantation

Published in Children • Aug 11, 2021

Authors:

Antonia J. Kaluza

Anna Lisa Aydin

Berrit L. Cordes

Abstract

Taking blood via venipuncture is part of the necessary surveillance before and after liver transplantation. The spectrum of response from children and their parents is variable, ranging from a short and limited aversion to paralyzing phobia. The aim of this retrospective, cross-sectional study was t...

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Anxiety

Venipuncture

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