Children's and parents' perceptions of postoperative pain management: A mixed methods study

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 22, Issue 21-22, 2013, Pages 3095-3108

  Twycross, Alison ^a   Finley, G Allen ^b,c  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c IWK HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Children; Paediatric pain; Parents; Postoperative pain

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; PAEDIATRIC PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PARENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

CHILDREN; PAEDIATRIC PAIN; PARENTS; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN;

ADULT; ANALGESICS; CHILD; HUMANS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PARENTS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84885871937     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jocn.12152     Document Type: Article

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