TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - Child maltreatment and pediatric pain: a survey of healthcare professionals' pain knowledge and pain management techniques
JO  - Journal of child health care
A1  - Campbell, Sarah
A1  - Baker, Matthew
A1  - McWilliams, Kelly
A1  - Williams, Shanna
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - Children who have been maltreated are at an increased risk of having their pain under-recognized and undertreated by healthcare professionals, and thus, are more susceptible to adverse outcomes associated with undertreated pain. This study's aims were to examine: (1) if healthcare professionals' pediatric pain knowledge is associated with their pain assessment methods, (2) if maltreatment-specific pain knowledge is associated with consideration of child maltreatment when deciding on a pain management strategy, and (3) if pediatric pain knowledge would relate to maltreatment-specific pain knowledge. A sample (N = 108) of healthcare professionals responded to a survey designed to examine their current knowledge and utilization of pediatric pain assessment and management with emphasis on the effects of child maltreatment. <br><br>FINDINGS revealed healthcare professionals' knowledge of pediatric pain is independent of their pain assessment and management practices. However, general pain knowledge was associated with maltreatment-specific pain knowledge and generally, healthcare professionals were knowledgeable of child maltreatment's impact on pediatric pain. Participants who considered a history of maltreatment were also more likely to employ sensitive questioning strategies when asking children about their pain.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1367-4935
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/13674935231167965
ID  - ref1
ER  -