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dc.contributor.authorRajasagaram, Umadevanen
dc.contributor.authorTaylor, David McDen
dc.contributor.authorBraitberg, Georgeen
dc.contributor.authorPearsell, James Pen
dc.contributor.authorCapp, Bronwyn Aen
dc.date.accessioned2015-05-16T00:22:55Z
dc.date.available2015-05-16T00:22:55Z
dc.date.issued2009-04-01en
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Paediatrics and Child Health; 45(4): 199-203en
dc.identifier.govdoc19426378en
dc.identifier.otherPUBMEDen
dc.identifier.urihttps://ahro.austin.org.au/austinjspui/handle/1/10811en
dc.description.abstractTo compare the severity of paediatric pain as assessed by the triage nurse, child and parent.This was an analytical, observational study undertaken in a tertiary referral emergency department between January and June (inclusive) 2006. A convenience sample of children (aged 3-15 years) with painful conditions was enrolled. The triage nurse, child and parent were asked to assess the child's pain using the Wong-Baker FACES pain rating scale (young children) or a linear numerical pain rating scale (nurse, older children, parent). Each participant was blinded to the assessments of the others.Eighty-six patients were enrolled: 52 (60.5%) male, mean age 9.1 (standard deviation 4.0) years. The median (inter-quartile range) pain scores recorded by the nurses, parents and children were 4.0 (3.0-6.0), 6.0 (5.0-7.5) and 6.5 (5.0-8.0), respectively. There were significant differences between the pain scores of the three groups (P < 0.001, Kruskal-Wallis test). The nurses' score was significantly lower than both the parents' and the children's scores (P < 0.001, Mann-Whitney U test). There was no significant difference between the parents and children's scores (P = 0.11, Mann-Whitney U test). The nurses scored consistently lowest regardless of the cause of the pain or the child's age or gender.Relative to the children and parents, triage nurses assign significantly lower paediatric pain scores. The findings may have important implications for the management of paediatric pain which may need to be based upon the children's or parent's assessment rather than that of the nurse.en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.subject.otherAdolescenten
dc.subject.otherChilden
dc.subject.otherChild, Preschoolen
dc.subject.otherEmergency Service, Hospitalen
dc.subject.otherFemaleen
dc.subject.otherHumansen
dc.subject.otherMaleen
dc.subject.otherNurse-Patient Relationsen
dc.subject.otherNurses.psychologyen
dc.subject.otherPain Measurement.methods.standardsen
dc.subject.otherParents.psychologyen
dc.subject.otherPediatricsen
dc.subject.otherProfessional-Family Relationsen
dc.subject.otherReproducibility of Resultsen
dc.subject.otherSeverity of Illness Indexen
dc.subject.otherTriageen
dc.subject.otherVictoriaen
dc.titlePaediatric pain assessment: differences between triage nurse, child and parent.en
dc.typeJournal Articleen
dc.identifier.journaltitleJournal of paediatrics and child healthen
dc.identifier.affiliationAustin Health, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australiaen
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1440-1754.2008.01454.xen
dc.description.pages199-203en
dc.relation.urlhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19426378en
dc.type.austinJournal Articleen
local.name.researcherPearsell, James P
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crisitem.author.deptEmergency-
crisitem.author.deptClinical Education-
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