title: Guided imagery and distraction therapy in paediatric hospice care.
abstract: Available evidence indicates deficits in the pain management of children with analgesic drugs used outside licensed boundaries, in situations where their pharmacokinetics are untested. A case series is used to demonstrate the effectiveness of more holistic techniques such as guided imagery and distraction therapy in reducing the pain experienced by children in the hospice setting. Using these techniques it may be possible to reduce the amount of analgesia or the frequency of administration.
authors.affiliation: Demelza House Children's Hospice, Sittingbourne, Kent, UK.
authors.forename: Carol
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Russell
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Smart
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002673:Child, Hospitalized / Q000523:psychology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006694:Holistic Health; D017051:Hospice Care / Q000379:methods* / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D019018:Imagery, Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D010146:Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D010147:Pain Measurement; D010371:Pediatric Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D002666:Psychology, Child; D012064:Relaxation Therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome