Glossary entry

Swedish term or phrase:

avledningsbar

English translation:

distractible

Added to glossary by dmesnier
Nov 16, 2011 02:17
12 yrs ago
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Swedish term

avledningsbar

Swedish to English Social Sciences Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc. Social work/child protect
In the sentence, part of a social worker's report: Vǻrdpersonalen har gjort bedömningen att X’s smärta är avledningsbar, och att smärtan troligtvis orsakas av psykiatriska faktorer. Thanks for your help!

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distractible

It has to do with distraction - as a parent you attempt to distract your child from the pain, e.g.

From links:
moderate, but distractible pain.... severe, nondistractible pain
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb6643/is_n2_v14/ai_n2...

...när det ej är möjligt att avleda uppmärksamhet från smärtan...
http://dspace.mah.se/bitstream/handle/2043/8170/Hoftsmarta.p...

Diminishing Pain by Distraction
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4865324
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21 mins

distractibility

Marie Proczkowska-Björklund ”The Process of Anaesthetic induction with Children”.
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6 hrs

divertible

Possibly...
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2 days 13 hrs

(pain) manageable through distraction

"Did you know that many hospitals have policies in place aimed at alleviating and avoiding pain when possible? ... Some of the techniques used during painful experiences include: positioning for comfort [and] distraction...."
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