I don't want to think about it: a qualitative study of children (6-18 years) with rheumatic diseases and parents' experiences with regular needle injections at home

• Main Authors: Kari Sørensen (Author), Helge Skirbekk (Author), Gunnvald Kvarstein (Author), Hilde Wøien (Author)
• Format: Bog
• Udgivet: BMC, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Overall outcomes of pediatric rheumatic diseases (RD) have improved due to treatment with biologic agents and methotrexate. For many children, this treatment often entails regular needle injections. Pain and fear of needle injections are common in childhood, but how children and...