Behavioral medicine in pain and analgesia management for the hemophilic child with factor VIII inhibitor. Academic Article

abstract

• The present report describes the application of self-regulation techniques (progressive muscle relaxation, meditative breathing, and guided imagery) to the management of bleeding and arthritic pain and analgesic dependence in a 9-year-old hemophilic child with factor VIII inhibitor. Self-regulation training was effective in decreasing pain intensity and analgesic dependence, with 1-year follow-up demonstrating substantial improvements across both medical and psychosocial parameters.

authors

• Varni, James

published proceedings

• Pain

author list (cited authors)

• Varni, J. W., Gilbert, A., & Dietrich, S. L.

citation count

• 58

complete list of authors

• Varni, James W||Gilbert, Aggie||Dietrich, Shelby L

publication date

• August 1981

publisher

• Wolters Kluwer  Publisher

published in

• Pain  Journal

keywords

• Analgesics
• Antibody Formation
• Behavior Therapy
• Child
• Factor VIII
• Female
• Hemophilia A
• Humans
• Muscle Relaxation
• Pain Management
• Substance-Related Disorders

PubMed Central ID

• 6795574

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1016/0304-3959(81)90145-7

start page

• 121

end page

• 126

volume

• 11

issue

• 1