Caregiver-Reported Pain Management Practices for Individuals With Cerebral Palsy.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate types and intensity of pain experienced by individuals with cerebral palsy (CP) and common pain-relieving approaches used by caregivers.

Design

The approach was cross-sectional, using standardized interviews.

Setting

Individuals with CP were recruited from a specialty health care hospital.

Participants

Eighty-six individuals (N=86; mean age, 17.2 years; male, 58%) with CP and complex communication needs participated.

Interventions

Not applicable.

Main outcome measures

Pain type, mean pain intensity (MPI) (graded on a scale of 0=no pain to 10=worst possible pain), and mean pain relief (MPR) (graded on a scale of 0=intervention did not help at all to 10=intervention completely relieved pain) were assessed by caregiver report

SUBMITTER: Raiter AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7984989 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature