Pain and distress in inpatient children according to child and mother perceptions

The present study aimed to examine the associations between pain experiences in children with respect to self-perceptions and mother perceptions and stress indicators. The study sample included 30 hospitalized children of 6-12 years of age and the children’s mothers. The Faces Scale-Revised, Child S...

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Main Authors: Ana Claudia Matsuda-Castro, Maria Beatriz Martins Linhares
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2014-12-01
Series:Paidéia (Ribeirão Preto)
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-863X2014000300351&lng=en&tlng=en
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description The present study aimed to examine the associations between pain experiences in children with respect to self-perceptions and mother perceptions and stress indicators. The study sample included 30 hospitalized children of 6-12 years of age and the children’s mothers. The Faces Scale-Revised, Child Stress Scale, and Inventory of Stress Symptoms for Adults instruments were used. A data analysis is performed via descriptive statistics and correlation analyses. The results showed that higher pain intensities in children was associated with higher stress, psychological and psychophysiological reactions in children. Higher pain intensities in children also increase mothers’ perceptions of pain in children. Seventy percent of the mothers studied in the sample presented clinical indicators of stress. Psychological support during child hospitalization should address the management of pain and stress in children and stress in mothers.
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spelling doaj.art-555f2a4fcee243c09dbf92cb35681d7f2022-12-21T23:13:41ZengUniversidade de São PauloPaidéia (Ribeirão Preto)1982-43272014-12-01245935135910.1590/1982-43272459201409S0103-863X2014000300351Pain and distress in inpatient children according to child and mother perceptionsAna Claudia Matsuda-CastroMaria Beatriz Martins LinharesThe present study aimed to examine the associations between pain experiences in children with respect to self-perceptions and mother perceptions and stress indicators. The study sample included 30 hospitalized children of 6-12 years of age and the children’s mothers. The Faces Scale-Revised, Child Stress Scale, and Inventory of Stress Symptoms for Adults instruments were used. A data analysis is performed via descriptive statistics and correlation analyses. The results showed that higher pain intensities in children was associated with higher stress, psychological and psychophysiological reactions in children. Higher pain intensities in children also increase mothers’ perceptions of pain in children. Seventy percent of the mothers studied in the sample presented clinical indicators of stress. Psychological support during child hospitalization should address the management of pain and stress in children and stress in mothers.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-863X2014000300351&lng=en&tlng=endolorestréshospitalizaciónrelaciones madre-niño
spellingShingle Ana Claudia Matsuda-Castro
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Pain and distress in inpatient children according to child and mother perceptions
Paidéia (Ribeirão Preto)
dolor
estrés
hospitalización
relaciones madre-niño
title Pain and distress in inpatient children according to child and mother perceptions
title_full Pain and distress in inpatient children according to child and mother perceptions
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title_short Pain and distress in inpatient children according to child and mother perceptions
title_sort pain and distress in inpatient children according to child and mother perceptions
topic dolor
estrés
hospitalización
relaciones madre-niño
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