Sleep as an indicator for pain relief in an infant: a case study.
Sleep was used as an indicator of pain relief for an 8-month-old female infant with meningococcemia who experienced nociceptive input from skin wounds and multiple noxious treatment procedures during her recovery. A sleep activity record documented total hours of sleep, awake/crying, awake/content, and longest hours of sleep after nonanalgesic and analgesic interventions to mediate the infant's pain. Sleep appears to be a useful indicator of the efficacy of pain treatment for infants.
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Oregon Health Sciences University, School of Nursing, Department of Family Nursing (SN-FAM), Portland 97201-3098, USA.
Huff-Slankard
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D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D018730:Infant Behavior; D010146:Pain / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D059408:Pain Management; D010147:Pain Measurement / Q000379:methods*; D012890:Sleep / Q000502:physiology*; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000209:etiology