Digital tools for assessing chronic pain in children (5-11 years): Systematic review.

ABSTRACT: Pediatric chronic pain places a significant burden on children, their families, and healthcare services. Effective pain measurement is needed for both clinical management and research. Digital pain measurement tools have been developed for adult and adolescent populations however less is known about measurement in younger children. In this systematic review, we aimed to identify, describe, and evaluate (in terms of acceptability) digital tools for the assessment of chronic pain in children (5-11 years). We searched five databases (Cochrane Library, EMBASE, MEDLINE, PsycINFO, and CINAHL), between January 2014 and January 2022. We included empirical studies which included digital tool/s to assess pain in children aged between 5-11 years with chronic pain conditions. We independently double-s

SUBMITTER: Brigden A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11514301 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature