Seminars in Pediatric Neurology Pediatric Pain Measurement, Assessment and Evaluation

Assessment provides the foundation for diagnosis, selection of treatments, and evaluation of treatment effectiveness for pediatric patients with acute, recurrent and chronic pain. Extensive research has resulted in the availability of a number of valid, reliable and recommended tools for assessing children ′s pain. Yet, evidence suggests children′s pain is still not optimally assessed or treated. In this article, we provide an overview of pain assessment for premature neonates to adolescents. The difference between pain assessment and measurement will be highlighted; and the key steps in pain asse ssment identified.

Source: Seminars in Pediatric Neurology - October 16, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Renee C.B. Manworren, Jennifer Stinson Source Type: research