Parents' treatment of their children's pain at home: pharmacological and nonpharmacological approaches. J Pediatr Health Care 2014;28(2):136-47
Date
02/20/2013Pubmed ID
23419506DOI
10.1016/j.pedhc.2012.12.007Scopus ID
2-s2.0-84894236494 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 10 CitationsAbstract
INTRODUCTION: During childhood, pain often is experienced on a nearly daily basis. This study focuses on pain alleviation techniques provided by parents, because children's painful experiences are most often treated at home. Hypotheses addressed various factors that can influence use of pain alleviation techniques, including parents' level of catastrophizing about their children's pain, children's age, and conversations with health care professionals.
METHOD: A total of 756 parents of children ages 6 to 17 years completed an online survey regarding pain alleviation including use and effectiveness of pharmacological and nonpharmacological techniques, pain catastrophizing, and questions regarding dialogue with health care professionals.
RESULTS: Parents with increased pain catastrophizing used more pharmacological techniques, and child self-administration of pain alleviation techniques increased with the child's age. Parents were more likely to have spoken with their health care professional about pharmacological techniques.
DISCUSSION: This study provides information that can help health care professionals initiate conversations regarding treatment options and align recommendations with techniques that parents are likely to use, and it can help health care professionals provide supportive alternative recommendations.
Author List
Gorodzinsky AY, Davies WH, Drendel ALAuthors
W. Hobart Davies Professor & Chair in the Phychology department at University of Wisconsin - MilwaukeeAmy L. Drendel DO Chief, Professor in the Pediatrics department at Medical College of Wisconsin
MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AdolescentAdult
Aged
Analgesics
Awareness
Child
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Pain Management
Pain Measurement
Parents
Young Adult
