Is Positive Communication Sufficient to Modulate Procedural Pain and Anxiety in the Emergency Department? A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Psychosom Med · 2023 · PMC10662595 · PMID 37678374

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There was a borderline significant effect of the communication ( β coefficient = 9.2 mm, 95% confidence interval = 0.3 to 18.1, p = .044) on anxiety during PIC placement in phase 2 (Supplemental Digital Content, Table S6), but not in phase 1 ( β coefficient = 1.6, 95% confidence interval = −6.8 to 10, p = .7; Supplemental Digital Content, Table S5).

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