Prediction of children's postoperative pain: The role of presurgical expectations and anticipatory emotions

Journal of Pediatric Psychology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 683-698

  Palermo, Tonya Mizell ^a   Drotar, Dennis ^b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

anxiety; children; expectations; pain intensity; surgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTICIPATION; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PARENT; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PREDICTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; SELF REPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ANALGESICS; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANXIETY; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; SET (PSYCHOLOGY); SICK ROLE;

EID: 0029826208     PISSN: 01468693     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/21.5.683     Document Type: Article

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