Author, as appears in the article.: Miró J; Solé E; Castarlenas E; Ingelmo P; Nolla MdC; Escribano J; Reinoso-Barbero F
Department: Psicologia Medicina i Cirurgia
URV's Author/s: Castarlenas Solé, Elena Teresa / Escribano Subías, Joaquín / Miró Martínez, Jordi / Sole Pijuan, Ester
Keywords: Surveys and questionnaires Spain Pain programs Pain management Pain Male Humans Healthcare professionals Health personnel Female Chronic pain Children Child Adult Adolescents Adolescent
Abstract: Pain is a common experience among children and adolescents, and pain management in this population is a challenge to clinicians. The aims of this study were to increase our understanding of current practices in the management of both acute and chronic pediatric pain in Spain, explore potential barriers to ideal practices, and identify professional needs as perceived by healthcare professionals. A total of 277 healthcare professionals took part, all of whom had wide experience in managing children and adolescents with pain (M [SD] age = 44.85, [10.73]; 75% women). Participants had to respond to a web-based survey with 50 questions related to pain education, organizational characteristics of their pain programs (including the characteristics of the patients treated), and current practices in the assessment and treatment of children and adolescents with pain. Almost all the participants (93%) acknowledged important gaps in their training, and only 47% reported that they had received specific education on the management of pediatric pain during their undergraduate and postgraduate studies. A third (31%) were members of multidisciplinary teams, and almost all (99%) understood that protocols to guide the management of pain in young people were necessary. However, only a few of them used a protocol to assess and treat (56% and 48%, respectively) acute and chronic pain (24% and 23%, respectively). The data also showed that a lack of pain education, coordination of professionals, and guidelines was perceived as an important barrier in the care provided to children and adolescents with pain in Spain. The findings of this study can now be used by healthcare professionals in Spain interested in managing pediatric pain, as well as policymakers concerned to improve the education of professionals and the care given to young people with pain.
Thematic Areas: Zootecnia / recursos pesqueiros Serviço social Saúde coletiva Química Public, environmental & occupational health Public health, environmental and occupational health Psicología Pollution Odontología Nutrição Medicina iii Medicina ii Medicina i Materiais Interdisciplinar Health, toxicology and mutagenesis Geografía Geociências Farmacia Environmental studies Environmental sciences Ensino Engenharias ii Engenharias i Enfermagem Educação física Educação Ciências biológicas iii Ciências biológicas ii Ciências biológicas i Ciências ambientais Ciências agrárias i Ciência da computação Biotecnología Biodiversidade Astronomia / física Administração pública e de empresas, ciências contábeis e turismo
licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
Author's mail: ester.sole@urv.cat elena.castarlenas@urv.cat jordi.miro@urv.cat joaquin.escribano@urv.cat
Author identifier: 0000-0002-1540-8143 0000-0003-0383-2526 0000-0002-1998-6653 0000-0002-5041-459X
Record's date: 2024-10-12
Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Link to the original source: https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/20/3/2484
Licence document URL: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
Papper original source: International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health. 20 (3): 2484-
APA: Miró J; Solé E; Castarlenas E; Ingelmo P; Nolla MdC; Escribano J; Reinoso-Barbero F (2023). The Treatment of Pediatric Pain in Spain: A Survey Study. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health, 20(3), 2484-. DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20032484
Article's DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20032484
Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Journal publication year: 2023
Publication Type: Journal Publications
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