Pain Prevalence in a Pediatric Hospital: Raising Awareness during Pain Awareness Week

Denise Harrison; Cynthia Joly; Christine Chretien; Sarah Cochrane; Jacqueline Ellis; Christine Lamontagne; Vaillancourt Regis

doi:10.1155/2014/737692

Pain Research and Management (Jan 2014)

Pain Prevalence in a Pediatric Hospital: Raising Awareness during Pain Awareness Week

Denise Harrison,
Cynthia Joly,
Christine Chretien,
Sarah Cochrane,
Jacqueline Ellis,
Christine Lamontagne,
Vaillancourt Regis

Affiliations

Denise Harrison: Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Cynthia Joly: Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Christine Chretien: Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Sarah Cochrane: Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Jacqueline Ellis: Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Christine Lamontagne: Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Vaillancourt Regis: Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/737692
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 19, no. 1
pp. e24 – e30

Abstract

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BACKGROUND: Despite the evidence and availability of numerous validated pain assessment tools and pain management strategies for infants and children, their use remains inconsistent in clinical practice.

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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