Communicating with Youth about Pain: Developmental Considerations
Abstract
:1. Communicating with Youth about Pain: Developmental Considerations
2. Cognitive Development
3. Pain-Related Vocabulary in Children
4. Effective Caregiver and Health Provider Communication Skills
5. Youth with Developmental Disabilities
6. Types of Pain
6.1. Acute
6.2. Chronic
7. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Developmental Stage | Typical Implications Related to Pain |
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Sensorimotor children (birth to about 2 years old) |
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Preoperational children (about 2–7 years old) |
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Concrete operational children (about 7–11 years old) |
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Formal operational children (11+ years old) |
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Emerson, N.D.; Bursch, B. Communicating with Youth about Pain: Developmental Considerations. Children 2020, 7, 184. https://doi.org/10.3390/children7100184
Emerson ND, Bursch B. Communicating with Youth about Pain: Developmental Considerations. Children. 2020; 7(10):184. https://doi.org/10.3390/children7100184
Chicago/Turabian StyleEmerson, Natacha D., and Brenda Bursch. 2020. "Communicating with Youth about Pain: Developmental Considerations" Children 7, no. 10: 184. https://doi.org/10.3390/children7100184