Social barriers to optimal pain management in infants and children
Social barriers to optimal pain management in infants and children
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DOI:
10.1097/00002508-199609000-00011
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发表时间:
1996-09-01
影响因子:
2.9
通讯作者:
Gilbert, CA
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作者:
Craig, KD;Lilley, CM;Gilbert, CA
Objective: To examine the social barriers that lead to less than optimal management of pain in children.Design: Recognizing the vulnerabilities of infants and children and their dependence on caring adults, a model of pain communication is proposed. The model examines (a) the pain experiences of children, including social determinants; (b) developmental variations in the capacity to encode the severity and qualities of pain as expressive behavior; (c) adult skills and deficiencies in decoding pain; and (d) the actions of adults predicated on the meaning and significance attached to children's actions, Limitations in care were examined.Data sources: The current research and professional literature were accessed through searches of the Psyclit and Medline databases for relevant investigations on the basis of our working knowledge of the literature.Conclusion: Numerous deterrents to optimal care are identified in the domains of commonplace beliefs about the nature of pain in infants and children: failure to recognize the impact of socialization in familial and cultural modes of experience and expression; needs for age-specific assessment instruments: the limited capacity to use available evidence concerning pain; the need to employ clinicians, parents, and other adults more effectively in delivering care; and structural problems in the health care system.