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The Facial Affective Scale as a Predictor for Pain Unpleasantness When Children Undergo Immunizations
Joint Authors
Nilsson, Stefan
Finnström, Berit
Mörelius, Evalotte
Forsner, Maria
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-03-05
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Needle fear is a common problem in children undergoing immunization.
To ensure that the individual child’s needs are met during a painful procedure it would be beneficial to be able to predict whether there is a need for extra support.
The self-reporting instrument facial affective scale (FAS) could have potential for this purpose.
The aim of this study was to evaluate whether the FAS can predict pain unpleasantness in girls undergoing immunization.
Girls, aged 11-12 years, reported their expected pain unpleasantness on the FAS at least two weeks before and then experienced pain unpleasantness immediately before each vaccination.
The experienced pain unpleasantness during the vaccination was also reported immediately after each immunization.
The level of anxiety was similarly assessed during each vaccination and supplemented with stress measures in relation to the procedure in order to assess and evaluate concurrent validity.
The results show that the FAS is valid to predict pain unpleasantness in 11-12-year-old girls who undergo immunizations and that it has the potential to be a feasible instrument to identify children who are in need of extra support to cope with immunization.
In conclusion, the FAS measurement can facilitate caring interventions.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Nilsson, Stefan& Finnström, Berit& Mörelius, Evalotte& Forsner, Maria. 2014. The Facial Affective Scale as a Predictor for Pain Unpleasantness When Children Undergo Immunizations. Nursing Research and Practice،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1046847
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Nilsson, Stefan…[et al.]. The Facial Affective Scale as a Predictor for Pain Unpleasantness When Children Undergo Immunizations. Nursing Research and Practice Vol. 2014, no. 2014 (2013), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1046847
American Medical Association (AMA)
Nilsson, Stefan& Finnström, Berit& Mörelius, Evalotte& Forsner, Maria. The Facial Affective Scale as a Predictor for Pain Unpleasantness When Children Undergo Immunizations. Nursing Research and Practice. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1046847
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1046847