Prevalence of Needle Phobia Treatments for Participants with Neurodevelopmental Disorders

IF 1.6 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Behavior and Social Issues Pub Date : 2024-08-27 DOI:10.1007/s42822-024-00180-7

Samantha Berner, Lindsay Lloveras, Siena Vadakal, Victoria Skervin, Takahiro Soda, Kerri Peters

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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, fear of needles affects one in four adults and two in three children. However, for some individuals, including those diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), needle phobia can present behavioral challenges that interfere with ongoing medical care. Although treatments for needle phobia have been widely evaluated in the literature, the overall patient characteristics and symptom severity of participants in these studies are unknown. The purpose of the present study was to systematically review the literature on treatments for needle phobia to determine if high-needs populations are being included in published studies. The literature review showed that participants with ASD, those with challenging behavior such as aggression, and those with a history of restraint make up a very small percentage of the participant pool. These results suggest that future research should be conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of treatments for needle phobia in this underserved population.

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有神经发育障碍的参与者接受针刺恐惧症治疗的普遍程度

根据美国疾病控制和预防中心（Centers for Disease Control and Prevention）的数据，每四个成年人中就有一人害怕打针，每三个儿童中就有两人害怕打针。然而，对于某些人来说，包括那些被诊断患有自闭症谱系障碍（ASD）的人，恐针症可能会带来行为上的挑战，从而影响正在进行的医疗护理。虽然针刺恐惧症的治疗方法已在文献中进行了广泛评估，但这些研究参与者的总体患者特征和症状严重程度尚不清楚。本研究旨在系统回顾有关针刺恐惧症治疗方法的文献，以确定已发表的研究中是否包含高需求人群。文献回顾显示，患有自闭症的参与者、有攻击等挑战性行为的参与者以及有束缚史的参与者只占参与者总数的很小一部分。这些结果表明，未来应开展研究，以评估针刺恐惧症治疗方法对这一未得到充分服务人群的有效性。

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