In 2006, PAIN published a systematic review of the measurement properties of self-report
pain intensity measures in children and adolescents (Stinson JN, Kavanagh T, Yamada J …

CONTEXT: Numerous faces scales have been developed for the measurement of pain
intensity in children. It remains unclear whether any one of the faces scales is better for a …

Purpose Port needle insertions are painful and distressing for Pediatric Hematology-
Oncology patients. Virtual Reality (VR) can be used during needle-related procedures in …

Purpose Venipuncture generates anxiety and pain in children. The primary aim of the study
was to evaluate two non-pharmacological techniques, vibration combined with …

Smell alteration and cognitive impairment are common features of the Long-COVID
Syndrome. Mental clouding, often described as brain fog, might affect smell by altering …

Methods| To establish the validity of an emoji-based pain scale, we surveyed patients
admitted to the emergency department or surgical units at Massachusetts General Hospital …

Tactile defensiveness, characterized by behavioral hyperresponsiveness and negative
emotional responses to touch, is a common manifestation of aberrant sensory processing in …

The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of animal-assisted intervention as
distraction for reducing children's pain and distress before, during, and after standard blood …

Regardless of whether it is acute or chronic, the assessment of pain should be simple and
practical. Since the intensity of pain is thought to be one of the primary factors that determine …

There is growing evidence that children have short-and long-term physical, physiological,
and psychological effects due to untreated acute pain. Because the majority of children who …