ArticleBrazilian journal of physical therapy
"A journey to learn about pain": the development and validation of a comic book about pain neuroscience education for children.
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- PAINception: identification of contents and methods for delivering information about pain to children, adolescents, parents, and teachers.Brazilian journal of physical therapy · 2026Article
- A Scoping Review and Content Analysis of Available Chronic Pain Education Programs and Resources for Children, Adolescents and Young Adults with Diverse Abilities.Journal of pain research · 2026Review
- 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
- Development and Validation of an Educational Book on Self-Management in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Based on Patient Preferences and Expert Opinions: A Methodological Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Spreading the word: pediatric pain education from treatment to prevention.Archives of physiotherapy · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundPain education resources for children using appropriate language and illustrations remain scarce.
objectivesWe aimed to summarize the development process and testing for face and content validity of a structured comic book about pain education for children.
methodsA first draft of a comic book was developed (Portuguese and English) based on pain education concepts. Experts in pediatric pain from different countries analyzed content, objectives, language, illustrations, layout, motivation, and cultural adjustment. A third draft developed in Portuguese considering experts' suggestions was presented to children and parents in Brazil. The total adequacy score was calculated from the sum of the scores obtained in each domain, divided by the maximum total score. Descriptive analysis is presented.
resultsThe expert panel was composed of 11 (64.7%) physical therapists, and 6 (35.3%) psychologists. The total adequacy score (0-100%) was 87.74%. The third draft version of the comic book was presented to 28 children and the final version was presented to 16 children with a mean age of 9.6 years. Children were totally satisfied (n=4; 26.7%) or satisfied (n=9; 56.2%) with the story of the comic book. The readability of the comic book was considered suitable for grades 4 to 6 educational level.
conclusionThe comic book "A Journey to Learn about Pain" was validated for face and content validity by the expert panel and the Brazilian target population. This comic book is available in Portuguese and English and can be a potentially useful resource for children.
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