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To examine the prevalence, clinical assessment, and pharmacological and non-pharmacological management of pain among pediatric inpatients in a teaching hospital.

September 15, 2012Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological ResearchOpen Access

Pediatric pain: prevalence, assessment, and management in a teaching hospital

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MLMaria Beatriz Martins LinharesUniversidade de Ribeirão Preto FDFernanda Nascimento Pereira Doca FMF. E. MartinezUniversidade de São Paulo

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Cross-sectional survey reveals high pediatric pain prevalence and professional under-recognition in hospitalized youth, highlighting gaps in routine assessment and treatment.

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To examine the prevalence, clinical assessment, and pharmacological and non-pharmacological management of pain among pediatric inpatients in a teaching hospital.
Conducted a cross-sectional survey evaluating 121 pediatric inpatients (70 infants, 36 children, and 15 adolescents), their family caregivers (n=82), 40 physicians, and 43 nurses in a public teaching hospital.
Used structured interviews with open-ended questions covering pain symptoms during the preceding 24 hours, self-reports, caregiver proxy reports, and treatment modalities.
Of the 34 children and adolescents able to communicate, 20 (59%) reported pain, with 68% receiving pharmacological management; 49% of 82 family caregivers observed pain in their child, with 74% reporting pharmacological intervention.
Physicians reported pain signs in only 38% of inpatients, noting 66% received pharmacological intervention, while nurses reported pain signs in 50% of inpatients (predominantly procedural) and management in 78% using pharmacological or non-pharmacological methods.

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Linhares et al. (2012) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a97ed47da663e44ef7702a0 https://doi.org/10.1590/s0100-879x2012007500147

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Cross-sectional survey reveals high pediatric pain prevalence and professional under-recognition in hospitalized youth, highlighting gaps in routine assessment and treatment.

Pediatric pain: prevalence, assessment, and management in a teaching hospital

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