title: Assessing acute and chronic pain in children and young people.
abstract: Accurate assessment of pain in children and young people is an essential nursing skill that forms the basis of any pain management intervention. This article outlines the different tools available to assess acute and chronic pain in children and young people. Validity and reliability of these tools is discussed and the importance of factors such as level of cognitive development and age are emphasised.
authors.affiliation: Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, London, England.
authors.forename: Rebecca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Saul
authors.affiliation: Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, London, England.
authors.forename: Judy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Peters
authors.affiliation: Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, London, England.
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bruce
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D059350:Chronic Pain / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003144:Communication Barriers; D006801:Humans; D010147:Pain Measurement / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing*; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000379:methods*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D006113:United Kingdom
keywords: acute pain; assessment; children and young people; chronic pain; paediatrics; pain assessment