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Variability in Infant Acute Pain Responding Meaningfully Obscured By Averaging Pain Responses
(Pain, 2013)
Given the inherent variability in pain responding, using an
"average" pain score may pose serious threats to internal and external
validity of current research findings. Using growth mixture modeling
(GMM), the paper ...
A cross-sectional examination of the relationships between caregiver proximal soothing and infant pain over the first year of life
(Pain, 2013)
Although previous research has examined the relationships between caregiver proximal
soothing and infant pain, there is a paucity of work taking infant age into account, despite the steep
developmental trajectory that ...
Chronic Pain in Hospitalized Infants: Health Professionals' Perspectives
(2009)
Potentially significant numbers of infants hospitalized in Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs) and Pediatric Intensive Care Units (PICUs) experience chronic pain. However, the phenomenon of chronic pain in infancy has ...
Predicting preschool pain-related anticipatory distress: the relative contribution of longitudinal and concurrent factors
(Pain, 2016)
Anticipatory distress prior to a painful medical procedure can lead to negative sequelae
including heightened pain experiences, avoidance of future medical procedures, and
potential non-compliance with preventative ...
Far from “just a poke”: common painful needle procedures and the development of needle fear
(Clinical Journal of Pain, 2015)
Background: Vaccine injections are the most common painful needle procedure experienced throughout the lifespan. Many strategies are available to mitigate this pain; however, they are uncommonly utilized, leading to ...
The role of infant pain behaviour in predicting parent pain ratings
(Pain and Research Management, 2014)
BACKGROUND: Research investigating how observers empathize or
form estimations of an individual experiencing pain suggests that both
characteristics of the observer (‘top down’) and characteristics of the individual
in ...
Infant pain-regulation as an early predictor of childhood temperament
(2013)
BACKGROUND: There is considerable variability in infants’ responses
to painful stimuli, including facial and vocal expressions. This variability
in pain-related distress response may be an indicator of temperament ...
Non-pharmacological management of infant and young child procedural pain: An abridged Cochrane review
(Pain and Research Management, 2011)
BACKGROUND:
Acute pain and distress during medical procedures are commonplace for young children.
OBJECTIVE:
To assess the efficacy of nonpharmacological interventions for acute procedural pain in children up to three ...
A longitudinal examination of verbal reassurance during infant immunization: Occurrence and examination of emotional availability as a potential moderator
(Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 2012)
OBJECTIVE:
This study investigated the associations between caregiver verbal reassurance and infant pain-related distress during immunization over the first year of life. The relationships between verbal reassurance and ...
Accuracy of children’s and parent’s memory for a novel painful experience
(Pain and Research Management, 2000)
BACKGROUND: Despite recent progress in understanding
memory of pain in adults, the validity of the assumption that these
findings extend to children has not been established. Because treatment
often is evaluated on the ...