Making pain assessment more accessible to children and parents: Can greater involvement improve the quality of care?

Clinical Journal of Pain

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 331-338

  Franck, Linda S ^a,b   Allen, Alison ^b   Oulton, Kate ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Pain assessment; Parents; Postoperative pain; Temporary tattoo

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY SURGERY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL PATIENT; TREATMENT PLANNING;

CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; PILOT PROJECTS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 34247469667     PISSN: 07498047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AJP.0b013e318032456f     Document Type: Article

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