Table 1.
Primary care clinic culture related to pain prevention: Familiarity, beliefs, and barriers to use at baseline (Faculty MD, n = 28; Resident MD, n = 98; APN, n = 12; Nursing staff, n = 28)
Percent endorsement by group |
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Level of cultural familiarity | Pain prevention strategy | APNs/Nurses | Physicians |
Most well known | Distraction | ||
Topical anesthetic creams | |||
Nonnutritive sucking | |||
Most commonly trained | Swaddling | ||
Topical anesthetic creams | |||
Distraction | |||
Nonnutritive sucking | |||
Most typically used in practice | Distraction | ||
Pre-medication | |||
Nonnutritive sucking | |||
Specific belief | |||
It is important for me, personally, to prevent pain during vaccinations | 64% | 56% | |
There are effective ways to prevent vaccination pain | 57% | 61% | |
Pain from vaccinations results in harmful and lasting effects | 14% | 11% | |
Pain during vaccinations is “just part of the process” | 43% | 17% | |
Learning to cope with pain (from vaccinations) benefits children | 50% | 17% | |
Most Salient Reported Barriers to Pain Prevention Use | |||
Lack of accessibility of pain prevention materials or tools in the clinic | |||
Not having enough time | |||
Lack of education among staff |