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Fear of needles, known in medical literature as needle phobia, is the extreme fear of medical procedures involving injections or hypodermic needles. It is occasionally referred to as aichmophobia , although this term may also refer to a more general fear of sharply pointed objects.
This is a common phobia with an estimated 3-4% prevalence in the general population, [3] though it has been found to occur more often in younger [1] [4] and less educated groups. [4] Prevalence of fear of needles which does not meet the BII phobia criteria is higher. [5] A proper name for BII has yet to be created.
The Visual Analogue Scale for Aversion, Fear, and Anxiety were used. The study defined "significant needle phobia" as an "aversion, fear, or anxiety score of greater than or equal to 5." The results of this study showed that the stress-reducing medical devices are effective in reducing aversion, fear, and anxiety towards the medical needles.
COVID-19 forced many adults to confront their fear of needles. Now, medicine has an important opportunity to earn their trust back. How COVID-19 Changed Life for People Terrified of Needles
Fear of medical procedures can be classified under a broader category of "blood, injection, and injury phobias". This is one of five subtypes that classify specific phobias. [1] A specific phobia is defined as a "marked and persistent fear that is excessive or unreasonable, cued by the presence (or anticipation) of a specific object or situation."
According to the DSM-IV classification of mental disorders, the injury phobia is a specific phobia of blood/injection/injury type. It is an abnormal, pathological fear of having an injury. [1] Another name for injury phobia is traumatophobia, from Greek τραῦμα (trauma), "wound, hurt" [2] and φόβος (phobos), "fear". [3]
The gold standard and most accurate way of testing whether a person has normal oxygen levels is to stick a needle into a person’s wrist and draw blood. An arterial blood draw, as it’s called ...
Specific phobia is estimated to affect 6–12% of people at some point in their life. [11] There may be a large amount of underreporting of specific phobias as many people do not seek treatment, with some surveys conducted in the US finding that 70% of the population reports having one or more unreasonable fears. [1]