Effectiveness of an interactive music tablet intervention to reduce procedural anxiety in children: a randomized controlled trial.

Imle R, Wiemer AS, Hartwig K, Hillebrenner C, Vedder S, Garbade SF, Blume C, Willuth E, Mueller T, Boos M, Koenig J, Moreau DV, Guenther P, Romero P

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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-026-66888-1
Published: 2026 Aug 24
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@article{allodium:10.1038/s41598-026-66888-1,
  title = {Effectiveness of an interactive music tablet intervention to reduce procedural anxiety in children: a randomized controlled trial.},
  author = {Imle R and Wiemer AS and Hartwig K and Hillebrenner C and Vedder S and Garbade SF and Blume C and Willuth E and Mueller T and Boos M and Koenig J and Moreau DV and Guenther P and Romero P},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Scientific reports},
  doi = {10.1038/s41598-026-66888-1},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-66888-1}
}

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AU  - Hillebrenner C
AU  - Vedder S
AU  - Garbade SF
AU  - Blume C
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R, I., AS, W., K, H., C, H., S, V., SF, G., C, B., E, W., T, M., M, B., J, K., DV, M., P, G., & P, R. (2026). Effectiveness of an interactive music tablet intervention to reduce procedural anxiety in children: a randomized controlled trial.. Scientific reports. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-66888-1

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