Development and validity of the Burns-Child Adult Medical Procedure Interaction Scale (B-CAMPIS) for young children

Young children are at risk of increased pain-related distress during medical procedures because they have an underdeveloped cognitive capacity and thus difficulty rationalizing procedural pain as necessary, helpful and temporary [1,2]. Research on child pain-related distress during medical procedures has predominantly been conducted on children undergoing oncology [3], perioperative anesthetic induction [4], and immunization procedures [5]. The majority of children who are hospitalized due to injury (e.g.

Source: Burns : Journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries - September 28, 2018 Category: Cosmetic Surgery Authors: E.A. Brown, A. De Young, R. Kimble, J. Kenardy Source Type: research