Perceptions of procedural pain: parents, nurses, and children.
The study's purpose was to determine if children, their parents, and their nurses differ in their perception of pain associated with health care procedures. A convenience sample of 40 subjects was obtained in a pediatric clinic. The subjects were triads of a child, the child's parent, and the nurse. The study utilized an exploratory design. Self-reports of pain were measured using the Oucher scale. Data were collected during a routine physical examination that included an immunization. Subjects rated the child's perceived pain after the immunization. No significant differences were found between the child's and the parent's scores. A significant difference was found between the child's and nurse's score (p = .0084). Initial findings suggest that there are differences in pain perception between nurses and children.
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D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002648:Child; D002673:Child, Hospitalized / Q000523:psychology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003625:Data Collection; D006801:Humans; D007114:Immunization / Q000523:psychology; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000523:psychology*; D010146:Pain / Q000523:psychology*; D010147:Pain Measurement / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D010371:Pediatric Nursing / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D010465:Perception; D012647:Self-Assessment; D014481:United States