A developmental cognitive-biobehavioral approach to pediatric pain assessment

• Published in: Pain (Amsterdam) Vol. 25; no. 3; pp. 283 - 296
• Main Authors: Thompson, Karen L., Varni, James W.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 01.06.1986; Elsevier
• Subjects: Analgesics - therapeutic use; Arousal; Arthritis, Juvenile - diagnosis; Biological and medical sciences; Child; Child Development; Cognition; Concept Formation; Developmental psychology; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Humans; Pain - diagnosis; Pain - drug therapy; Pain - psychology; Psychological Tests; Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry; Psychology. Psychophysiology; Psychometrics; Sick Role; Human; Cognition; Pain; Intellectual development; Health; Child

Recent years have seen an increase in the study of pain in children. However, a comprehensive framework to help guide pediatric pain assessment has not been available. A developmental approach to facilitate cognitive-biobehavioral assessment of pediatric pain is presented and discussed. An illustrat...