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Attributions of pain to infants : a comparative analysis of parents, nurses and paediatricians Pillai Riddell, Rebecca R. E.
Abstract
The limited ability of infants to communicate their pain and to moderate their pain experience places great importance on caregivers in accurately detecting when they are suffering. The goal of this investigation was to conduct a comparative analysis of the pain judgments of three major infant caregiver populations (parents, nurses and paediatricians) and the beliefs that each group held in regards to those judgments. This study finds theoretical grounding in the Sociocommunication Model of Infant Pain. In order to understand the role of beliefs in pain judgments, the current study controlled other variables postulated by Craig and colleagues to impact the communication between an infant in pain and his/her caregiver. Participants provided attributions of pain after viewing video clips of infants (from five different age groups) who had received a routine immunization injection. Between caregiver group differences and differences across the pain attributions to different infant ages were examined. Parents attributed greater pain than paediatricians, while nurses did not differ from either group. A systematic age bias in pain attributions was also found, in that younger infants were attributed significantly less pain. Finally, several secondary findings contributed to a clearer understanding of both these findings. Using self-reported importance ratings as an indication, betweencaregiver group differences were found regarding how each sample made their pain attributions. As well, caregivers demonstrated different beliefs regarding the cognitive ability of infants of differing age groups. By elucidating infant pain attribution differences between caregivers and age groups, the current study helped determine possible factors responsible for the incidence of unrelieved infant pain.
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Attributions of pain to infants : a comparative analysis of parents, nurses and paediatricians
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University of British Columbia
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2004
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The limited ability of infants to communicate their pain and to moderate their pain
experience places great importance on caregivers in accurately detecting when they are
suffering. The goal of this investigation was to conduct a comparative analysis of the
pain judgments of three major infant caregiver populations (parents, nurses and
paediatricians) and the beliefs that each group held in regards to those judgments. This
study finds theoretical grounding in the Sociocommunication Model of Infant Pain. In
order to understand the role of beliefs in pain judgments, the current study controlled
other variables postulated by Craig and colleagues to impact the communication between
an infant in pain and his/her caregiver. Participants provided attributions of pain after
viewing video clips of infants (from five different age groups) who had received a routine
immunization injection. Between caregiver group differences and differences across the
pain attributions to different infant ages were examined. Parents attributed greater pain
than paediatricians, while nurses did not differ from either group. A systematic age bias
in pain attributions was also found, in that younger infants were attributed significantly
less pain. Finally, several secondary findings contributed to a clearer understanding of
both these findings. Using self-reported importance ratings as an indication, betweencaregiver
group differences were found regarding how each sample made their pain
attributions. As well, caregivers demonstrated different beliefs regarding the cognitive
ability of infants of differing age groups. By elucidating infant pain attribution
differences between caregivers and age groups, the current study helped determine
possible factors responsible for the incidence of unrelieved infant pain.
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eng
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2009-11-27
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Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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For non-commercial purposes only, such as research, private study and education. Additional conditions apply, see Terms of Use https://open.library.ubc.ca/terms_of_use.
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10.14288/1.0091734
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University of British Columbia
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2004-05
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Graduate
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