The Effectiveness of the Buzzy Device for Pain Relief in Children During Intravenous Injection: Quasirandomized Study.

Background: Intravenous injection is the most common medical treatment and the main cause of pain in hospitalized children. If there is no appropriate health care for pain relief, the proportion of moderate and severe pain often exceeds 70%. With nonpharmaceutical-based pain management, Buzzy is recognized as an effective device for rapidly relieving injection pain in hospitalized children.

[Improvement Project Introducing the Hospital Environment to New Patients in Pediatric Wards].

Background & Problems: The pediatric ward in our hospital has an average occupancy rate of ten patients per day. An investigation found that nurses had a low (51.9%) rate of completing the required introduction to the hospital environment for pediatric ward patients.

Effectiveness of Cognitive-behavioral Program on Pain and Fear in School-aged Children Undergoing Intravenous Placement.

Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the effects of cognitive-behavioral program on pain and medical fear in hospitalized school-aged children receiving intravenous (IV) placement.

Methods: This study used an quasi-experimental design. Thirty-five participants were assigned to the experimental group and 33 to the control group in the acute internal medicine ward of a children's hospital.

[Reducing the Incidence of Phlebitis Related to Intravenous Injection in Pediatric Patients].

Background & Problems: Peripheral venous catheter (PVC) is commonly used to provide nutrition and medicine to pediatric inpatients. Phlebitis is a common side effect of PVC insertion. Over 90% of pediatric patients in the paedi-atric medical ward at the Chang Gung Memorial Hospital (CGMH) receive PVC insertion, with an incident rate of phlebitis of 5.

[Effectiveness evaluation of healthy lifestyle interventions in childhood obesity prevention: a systematic review].

Background: There is significant reporting on evidence-based research in the literature regarding lifestyle modification programs. There is a need to review and synthesize results in order to develop childhood obesity prevention and intervention strategy recommendations.

Purpose: Main purposes of the present review were to update the systematic review and critical appraisal of recent evidence in this area and assess the efficacy and quality of published research studies.

[Reducing fear in preschool children receiving intravenous injections].

Background & Problem: Our pediatric medical ward administers an average of 80 intravenous injections to preschool children. We found that 91.1% exhibit behavior indicative of fear and anxiety.