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Kara Turcotte
Researcher at University of British Columbia
Publications - 9
Citations - 552
Kara Turcotte is an academic researcher from University of British Columbia. The author has contributed to research in topics: Randomized controlled trial & Systematic review. The author has an hindex of 6, co-authored 8 publications receiving 428 citations. Previous affiliations of Kara Turcotte include York University.
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Non‐pharmacological management of infant and young child procedural pain
Rebecca Pillai Riddell,Nicole Racine,Hannah Gennis,Kara Turcotte,Lindsay S. Uman,Rachel Elizabeth Horton,Sara Ahola Kohut,Jessica Hillgrove Stuart,Bonnie Stevens,Diana Lisi +9 more
TL;DR: There is evidence that different non-pharmacological interventions can be used with preterms, neonates, and older infants to significantly manage pain behaviors associated with acutely painful procedures.
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Cochrane Review: Non-pharmacological management of infant and young child procedural pain
Rebecca Pillai Riddell,Nicole Racine,Kara Turcotte,Lindsay S. Uman,Rachel E Horton,Laila Din Osmun,Sara Ahola Kohut,Jessica Hillgrove Stuart,Bonnie Stevens,Alanna Gerwitz-Stern +9 more
TL;DR: There is evidence that different non-pharmacological interventions can be used with preterms, neonates, and older infants to significantly manage pain behaviors associated with acutely painful procedures.
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Nonpharmacological management of procedural pain in infants and young children: An abridged Cochrane review
Rebecca Pillai Riddell,Nicole Racine,Kara Turcotte,Lindsay S. Uman,Rachel Elizabeth Horton,Laila Din Osmun,Sara Ahola Kohut,Jessica Hillgrove Stuart,Bonnie Stevens,Diana Lisi +9 more
TL;DR: Although a number of nonpharmacological treatments have sufficient evidence supporting their efficacy with preterm infants and healthy neonates, no treatments had sufficient evidence to support efficacy with healthy older infants ⁄ young children.
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Emotional support during times of stress
TL;DR: Overall, this research suggests that there may be emotional costs to a reliance on digital forms of social communication during times of stress through social support provided in-person versus through text messaging.
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Acute and chronic postsurgical pain after living liver donation: Incidence and predictors.
TL;DR: Additional prospective research using larger samples of liver donors is needed to replicate this work, to obtain a more detailed account of the acute and long‐term pain experience, and to determine whether targeted interventions can minimize the frequency and severity of chronic pain.