title: Temperament and pain in 3 to 7-year-old children undergoing tonsillectomy.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships among temperament, self-reported pain, parent's report of children's pain behavior and pain intensity, amount of pain medication received, and parents' attitudes toward use of analgesics in 3- to 7-year-old children undergoing tonsillectomy. Sixty-eight child/parent dyads participated in the study. Correlations were found between some temperamental factors and child's self-reported pain intensity in the hospital and at home as well as parents' report of pain behavior at home. There was a significant positive relationship between the child's self-reported pain intensity and analgesic administration in the hospital and at home.
authors.affiliation: University of Iceland, Reykjavík, Iceland.
authors.forename: Helga Lára
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Helgadóttir
authors.forename: Margaret E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Wilson
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007055:Iceland / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D010147:Pain Measurement; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D002666:Psychology, Child; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013694:Temperament; D013997:Time Factors; D014068:Tonsillectomy / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation