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Parents of non-verbal outpatients (aged 2 - 20 years) answered questions about their perceptions about their children's pain. They also completed questionnaires about their own well-being. A high frequency of pain was reported. Older children and adolescents and those with more severe physical disability had more intense pain. Intensity of pain was not associated with parental factors.
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Prevalence of pain in this group was not modified by sociodemographic background or parental psychosocial factors. Thus, perceived pain possibly transcends these factors. By exploring the factors that are associated with perceived pain, it is hoped that better pain management can be achieved for this group of patients.
Subhashini Jayanath
University of Malaya
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This page is a summary of: Parent-reported pain in non-verbal children and adolescents with cerebral palsy, Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, October 2015, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1111/dmcn.12943.
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