Foundations of knowledge about neonatal pain

Fay Warnock; Janice Lander

doi:10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2003.06.006

Foundations of knowledge about neonatal pain

J Pain Symptom Manage. 2004 Feb;27(2):170-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2003.06.006.

Authors

Fay Warnock¹, Janice Lander

Affiliation

¹ Center for Community Child Health Research, BC Research Institute for Children's and Women's Health, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

PMID: 15157041
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2003.06.006

Abstract

This review appraises trends in the neonatal pain research literature. We searched the literature produced from 1941 to 2001. Information about the model of pain, measures of pain, design, and sample characteristics is included for each citation. Gaps in knowledge are attributed to specific conceptual and methodological problems, including the lack of basic knowledge about pain behavior, over-reliance on an invasive short-term pain model, pain measurement issues, and lack of knowledge about confounders. Ethological research methods could be used to expand basic knowledge about newborn pain.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Evidence-Based Medicine / methods*
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Newborn, Diseases / physiopathology
Pain / diagnosis*
Pain / physiopathology
Pain Management*
Pain Measurement / methods*
Research