Rev. Soc. Bras. Enferm. Ped.2020;20(1):47-53.
Pain assessment in children and adolescents with cognitive dysfunction: an integrative review
DOI: 10.31508/1676-3793202000007
Abstract
Objective
Identify in the literature evidences about the evaluation of pain in children and adolescents with cognitive dysfunction.
Methods
Integrative literature review, performed in the databases PubMed, MEDLINE and LILACS in February 2019, using the following criteria of inclusion: abstracts or titles that contemplated pain in children or adolescents with cognitive dysfunction; studies published over the last 10 years in English, Portuguese and Spanish. Duplicated studies and studies originated from grey literature were excluded from the sample.
Results
The final sample was composed by 24 articles and the results were classified under three categories: Characteristics of pain in children with cognitive dysfunction; Evaluation of pain and validated instruments; Role of the nurse in the context of pain evaluation.
Conclusion
It became evident the importance of the utilization of validated instruments for an adequate evaluation of pain in this population.
Keywords: Child; Cognitive dysfunction; Pain measurement; Pediatric nursing
