Hospitalized Children Continue to Report Undertreated and Preventable Pain

Kathryn A Birnie; Christine T Chambers; Conrad V Fernandez; Paula A Forgeron; Margot A Latimer; Patrick J McGrath; Elizabeth A Cummings; G Allen Finley

doi:10.1155/2014/614784

Pain Research and Management (Jan 2014)

Hospitalized Children Continue to Report Undertreated and Preventable Pain

Kathryn A Birnie,
Christine T Chambers,
Conrad V Fernandez,
Paula A Forgeron,
Margot A Latimer,
Patrick J McGrath,
Elizabeth A Cummings,
G Allen Finley

Affiliations

Kathryn A Birnie: Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Dalhousie University, Canada
Christine T Chambers: Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Dalhousie University, Canada
Conrad V Fernandez: IWK Health Centre, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Paula A Forgeron: School of Nursing, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Margot A Latimer: IWK Health Centre, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Patrick J McGrath: Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Dalhousie University, Canada
Elizabeth A Cummings: IWK Health Centre, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
G Allen Finley: Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Dalhousie University, Canada

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/614784
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 19, no. 4
pp. 198 – 204

Abstract

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BACKGROUND: Published reports of substantial rates of moderate to severe pediatric inpatient pain tend to overlook lower-intensity pain that may be clinically significant.

Published in Pain Research and Management

ISSN: 1203-6765 (Print); 1918-1523 (Online)
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General)
Website: https://www.hindawi.com/journals/prm/

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