Pain and its Impact on the Functional Ability in Children Treated at the Children's Cancer Center of Lebanon
| Autor: | Dina Madi, Michael Clinton |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Population Pediatrics CONSECUTIVE SAMPLE 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Rating scale Neoplasms Oncology Service Hospital Activities of Daily Living medicine Humans Pain Management Functional ability Lebanon Child Medical History Taking education education.field_of_study business.industry Cancer Cancer Pain medicine.disease Cross-Sectional Studies medicine.anatomical_structure Functional disability 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Forehead Physical therapy Abdomen Female business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Pediatric Nursing. 39:e11-e20 |
| ISSN: | 0882-5963 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.pedn.2017.12.004 |
| Popis: | Purpose The purpose of this study was to describe the characteristics of pain in children under treatment at the Children Cancer Centre of Lebanon at the American University of Beirut Medical Centre. Design and Methods A cross-sectional correlational survey was used. The Adolescent Pediatric Pain Tool and the Functional Disability Inventory were used to examine the characteristics of pain experienced in a consecutive sample of children treated at the CCCL and its impact on their functional abilities. Results The mean age of the 62 participants was 12.3 (SD 2.9). The overall mean pain intensity rating for the sample was 5.06 (SD 1.87) on a 10 cm Word Graphic Rating Scale. More than one-half of the children in the sample (57.4%) reported having pain “sometimes” with a median duration of two hours per pain episode. The most frequently reported locations of pain were the forehead, the abdomen, and the lower back. For the most part, the children used sensory words to describe their pain experience. The children reported moderate levels of functional disability (mean FDI score 25.04, SD 13.81). Multivariable linear regression analysis identified frequency, duration, location, use of affective descriptors, and treatments as statistically significant predictors of pain intensity. Conclusion Regrettably, the findings reported attest once again to unrelieved pain in a pediatric oncology population. Practice Implications Policy makers can contribute to pain control by introducing legislation and national policies to ensure adequate pain management for children with cancer in Lebanon. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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