ArticleBMJ open2019
Exploring the concept of pain of Australian children with and without pain: qualitative study.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
An Evaluation of a Public Health Campaign in a High School Setting Targeting Pain Related Knowledge and Beliefs
Expressed Beliefs About the Cause of Pain in a Paediatric Population: a Mixed Explanatory Sequential Study.
Effectiveness of a Specific Pain Science Education Programme in Adolescent Students. Randomised Controlled Clinical Trial.
Who cites it
20 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- The Role of Biomarkers in Temporomandibular Disorders: A Systematic Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Pooled it
- Children's Communication Choices About Musculoskeletal Pain and Injury: Insights From a Public Involvement Event.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2025Trial
- Effectiveness of a pain science education programme in middle school students: a randomised controlled trial.Frontiers in public health · 2024Trial
- 'I Do Often Feel Like We Were Given a Magic Wand' - Children's and Families' Experiences of Allied Health Services for Developmental and Disability Needs in Rural and/or Remote South Australia.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2026Article
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- Communication Strategies for Children With Chronic Pain Across the Ages: A Qualitative Study of Physiotherapists Using Vignette-Based Focus Groups.Paediatric & neonatal pain · 2025Article
- Validation of the Dutch version of the King's Parkinson's disease pain scale.BMC neurology · 2025Article
- Automating sedation state assessments using natural language processing.Journal of nursing scholarship : an official publication of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing · 2025Observational
- Targeting Pain Science Education With a Children's Book: A Single Case Experimental Design (SCED) Study With a Sham Comparison.Pain research & management · 2025Article
- The Concept of Pain in Children Attending Primary School: Implications for School-Based Pain Education.Pain research & management · 2025Article
- Exploring Adolescents' Understanding, Experiences and Beliefs About Pain: A Qualitative Study.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2024Article
- Digital tools for assessing chronic pain in children (5-11 years): Systematic review.Paediatric & neonatal pain · 2024Article
- The prevalence of chronic pain in adolescents in Central Switzerland: A cross- sectional school-based study protocol.PloS one · 2024Article
- A meta-ethnography of how children and young people with chronic non-cancer pain and their families experience and understand their condition, pain services, and treatments.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2023Review
- Expressed Beliefs about the Cause of Pain in a Pediatric Population: A Qualitative Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- How does pain work? A qualitative analysis of how young adults with chronic pain conceptualize the biology of pain.European journal of pain (London, England) · 2023Article
- Assessing a child or adolescent with low back pain is different to assessing an adult with low back pain.Journal of paediatrics and child health · 2022Article
- Improving pain-related communication in children with autism spectrum disorder and intellectual disability.Paediatric & neonatal pain · 2022Article
- Communicating with Youth about Pain: Developmental Considerations.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Review
- Talking to Children and Families about Chronic Pain: The Importance of Pain Education-An Introduction for Pediatricians and Other Health Care Providers.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Review
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Abstract
objectiveA person's concept of pain can be defined as how they understand what pain actually is, what function it serves and what biological processes are thought to underpin it. This study aimed to explore the concept of pain in children with and without persistent pain.
designIn-depth, face-to-face interviews with drawing tasks were conducted with 16 children (aged 8-12 years) in New South Wales, Australia. Thematic analysis was used to analyse and synthesise the data.
settingChildren with persistent pain were identified from a pain clinic waiting list in Australia, and children without pain were identified through advertising flyers and email bulletins at a university and hospital.
participantsEight children had persistent pain and eight children were pain free.
resultsFour themes emerged from the data: 'my pain-related knowledge', 'pain in the world around me', 'pain in me' and 'communicating my concept of pain'. A conceptual framework of the potential interactions between the themes resulting from the analysis is proposed. The concept of pain of Australian children aged 8-12 years varied depending on their knowledge, experiences and literacy levels. For example, when undertaking a drawing task, children with persistent pain tended to draw emotional elements to describe pain, whereas children who were pain free did not.
conclusionsGaining an in-depth understanding of a child's previous pain-related experiences and knowledge is important to facilitate clear and meaningful pain science education. The use of age-appropriate language, in combination with appropriate assessment and education tasks such as drawing and discussing vignettes, allowed children to communicate their individual concept of pain.
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