Table 1.
Strategy (n = 142) | N (%) |
---|---|
Distraction using singing or talking* |
93 (65.5) |
Talking only |
92 (64.8) |
Singing and talking |
1 (0.7) |
Holding (any position) |
54 (38) |
Front-to-front |
4 (2.8) |
Front-to-back |
21 (14.8) |
Front-to-side |
28 (19.7) |
Combination of positions |
1 (0.7) |
Non-nutritive sucking |
11 (7.7) |
Distraction using any toy |
9 (6.3) |
Noisy toy |
2 (1.4) |
Silent toy |
7 (4.9) |
Rubbing at injection site | 8 (5.6) |
*2 missing – could not distinguish if singing or talking was used.