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From tears to words: the development of language to express pain in young children with everyday minor illnesses and injuries. |
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Child: Care, Health and Development, 36(4), July 2010, pp.524-533. |
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0305-1862 |
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1365-2214 |
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Detecting when a child is in pain because of injury or illness is an essential skill for parents or other caregivers. This study include 1,716 UK parents of children, aged 1 to 6 years, who completed an Internet survey on children's pain language during everyday situations of minor illness or injury. Findings showed that 45% of parents reported their child had at least one word to express pain by 17 months of age, increasing to 81% by 23 months. Children used different words based on their age and in the contexts of minor illnesses and injuries, with words for expressing pain related to illness emerging slightly later. Children's language was purposeful in describing causes of pain and requesting specific forms of assistance from parents even in the very youngest age groups. Parents’ communicated with their children primarily to gain further information about the source and nature of pain and to direct children's behaviour. The differences in verbal expressions in the context of minor illnesses and injuries suggest that children make a cognitive distinction between the origins and sensory aspects of pain. The authors conclude that these findings can help parents, childcare and healthcare professionals to understand the early communication capabilities of young children and to engage in more effective pain assessment and management for young children. |
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children; communication skills; health professionals; pain; parents; |
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www.scie-socialcareonline.org.uk/profile.asp?guid=c7490de3-c666-4f94-9aec-427bdd7e0390 |
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