Salivary cortisol as indicators of pain in preterm infants: A pilot study

Clinical Nursing Research

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 53-68

  Herrington, Carolyn J ^a,b,c,d   Olomu, Isoken N ^{a,b,d,e,f,g,h}   Geller, Sandra M ^a,b,c  

^a Michigan State University and Sparrow Health System   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Newborn ICU ^*

^e MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^g UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

^h STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Newborn; Pain; Premature infants; Salivary cortisol; Stress

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; EVALUATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PREMATURITY; RELIABILITY; SALIVA; SAMPLING; TECHNIQUE; CHEMISTRY; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN NURSING; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHLEBOTOMY; PILOT STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; TIME; VALIDATION STUDY;

CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INFANT BEHAVIOR; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; MALE; NEONATAL NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHLEBOTOMY; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SALIVA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIMEN HANDLING; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 1542635250     PISSN: 10547738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1054773803259665     Document Type: Article

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