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Biobehavioral Responses to Acute Pain in Adolescents with a Significant Neurologic Impairment

Biobehavioral Responses to Acute Pain in Adolescents with a Significant Neurologic Impairment

Authors :
Cheryl A. Gilbert
Christine T. Chambers
Maureen O'Donnell
Kenneth D. Craig
Tim F. Oberlander
Source :
The Clinical Journal of Pain. 15:201-209
Publication Year :
1999
Publisher :
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 1999.

Abstract

To further understand acute pain response in children with a significant neurologic impairment (SNI), we undertook a descriptive hypothesis-generating study of the response to a routine vaccine among adolescents with SNI.Within-subject crossover design.Tertiary care facility for children and adolescents with SNI.Eight adolescents (mean age = 15 years).Mock and real vaccine injections.Quantitative measures of heart rate, videotaped facial action, Child Facial Coding System (CFCS), and Facial Action Coding System (FACS); observer ratings visual analog scale (VAS) were obtained before, during, and after a mock injection and routine annual influenza vaccine injection presented in a counterbalanced order.VAS scores were significantly higher during the injection phase than during the other time periods; however, there were no significant differences across study time periods when using the other outcome measures.Although the dampened behavioral and physiologic reactions to an acute noxious stimulus were similar to those of previous work with developmentally delayed children and frail elderly, it remains unclear what underlies the apparent reduced pain response in this setting. These findings have potentially important implications for the daily care of individuals with significant neurologic impairment and illustrate the compelling need tor further study of the unique character of the pain experience in this setting.

Details

ISSN :
07498047
Volume :
15
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
The Clinical Journal of Pain
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....24aa63bee04d7199c6f7c5f0f6f3841c
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1097/00002508-199909000-00007