title: Pediatric pain assessment.
abstract: Pain in children is frequently underrecognized or undertreated based on misconceptions and misjudgments about the experience of pain in this age group. The goal of pain assessment is to obtain sufficient and accurate data, depending on the developmental stage of the child. This information can come from questioning the child directly, including using pain rating scales, and evaluating physiological and behavioral changes. Assessing the emotional state of the family and caregivers is also crucial. Health care providers need to be persistent and thorough when evaluating pain in children and use this information to formulate and modify an appropriate treatment plan.
authors.forename: S F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Zarbock
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010146:Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000451:nursing*; D010147:Pain Measurement / Q000379:methods*