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Nondirected play
sessions prior to
and throughout
BMA procedure
to control for
therapist time and
attention.
Observer-rated
PBRS-R. Fear and
pain self-report
on a scale of 7.
Faces and graphic
rating scale of 0--
100 patterned
after a
thermometer.
Nurse rating of
anxiety on a 1--5
Likert scale.
Rapport and
hypnotic response
was rated on a 1--5
scale by the
therapist.
Children in both
hypnosis and play
groups demonstrated
significant
decreases in selfreported
measures
of pain (
P
<
0.001)