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Pain assessment using the adolescent pediatric pain tool: a systematic review.
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Changing the View of Pain: Using Virtual Reality As Adjunctive Therapy for Sickle Cell Pain in Pediatric Patients
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13 citing papers in PubMed.
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- Translation and psychometric properties of the comfort behavioral scale-Persian version.BMC nursing · 2024Article
- A multicenter study to evaluate pain characteristics in osteogenesis imperfecta.American journal of medical genetics. Part A · 2023Observational
- Identifying Chronic Pain Subgroups in Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease: A Cluster-Analytic Approach.The Clinical journal of pain · 2022Article
- Psychosocial and psychophysical assessment in paediatric patients and young adults with chronic back pain: A cluster analysis.European journal of pain (London, England) · 2022Article
- Management of Sickle Cell Disease Pain among Adolescent and Pediatric Patients.Brain sciences · 2019Article
- The Society for Pediatric Anesthesia recommendations for the use of opioids in children during the perioperative period.Paediatric anaesthesia · 2019Article
- Validation of the Adolescent Pediatric Pain Tool for the Multidimensional Measurement of Pain in Children and Adolescents Diagnosed with Osteogenesis Imperfecta.Canadian journal of pain = Revue canadienne de la douleur · 2019Article
- Characteristics of neuropathic pain in individuals with chronic spinal cord injury.Neurosciences (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) · 2018Article
- Pain and quality of life of children and adolescents with osteogenesis imperfecta over a bisphosphonate treatment cycle.European journal of pediatrics · 2018Observational
- Cognitive Testing of an Electronic Version of the Faces Pain Scale-Revised with Pediatric and Adolescent Sickle Cell Patients.The patient · 2016Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe Adolescent Pediatric Pain Tool (APPT) is a multidimensional pain assessment tool designed to assess pain location (body outline diagram), intensity (word graphic rating scale) and quality (list of pain descriptors) in hospitalized children eight to 17 years of age.
objectivesTo identify the age range, health conditions, settings and purpose for which APPT has been used; the components of the APPT that have been used; and the reported clinical and research utility of the APPT.
methodsA systematic review of published studies using the APPT was performed. Studies were identified through electronic searches in CINAHL, Medline, PubMed, SciELO and PsycInfo.
resultsTwenty-three studies were analyzed. APPT has been used in patients between two and 68 years of age, with various acute and chronic conditions, in and out of hospital. All but six studies used the three components of the APPT. Most of the studies used the total number of sites marked, mean pain intensity and mean number of pain descriptors selected as main outcome measures; however, scoring methods varied. Studies report that the use of the APPT is relevant for clinical practice and for research.
conclusionObtaining self-report of pain using the APPT may help clinicians to tailor pain management interventions. It may also be used in studies to provide a deeper understanding of the pain experience and to examine the effectiveness of pain management interventions. However, outcome measures and methods of scoring the different components of the APPT need to be clearly identified.
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