A multidisciplinary approach to pediatric pain: an empirical analysis

Child Health Care. 1993 Spring;22(2):81-91. doi: 10.1207/s15326888chc2202_1.

Abstract

A comprehensive assessment and multidimensional approach are critical for optimal outcomes in pediatric pain management. The purpose of this article is to describe the structure, function, and results of a multidisciplinary pain team composed of individuals from nursing, pediatric medicine, and pharmacology. The team's activities, including individual consultation on a school age/adolescent unit, are described.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adolescent, Hospitalized / psychology*
  • Child
  • Child, Hospitalized / psychology*
  • Data Collection
  • Hospital Units / organization & administration
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Midwestern United States
  • Pain / prevention & control*
  • Patient Care Team / organization & administration*
  • Program Evaluation / statistics & numerical data
  • Treatment Outcome