The use of children's free drawings in assessing the presence of paediatric pain

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dc.contributor.advisorAngless, Teresa Men_ZA
dc.contributor.authorAlbertyn, Reneen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2016-03-04T16:38:59Z
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dc.date.issued1996en_ZA
dc.descriptionBibliography: pages 113-118.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis study aims to investigate the use of hospitalized children's free drawings to assess the presence of post-operative pain in patients where language barriers previously prevented the use of existing pain assessment methods. This research involved 50 children ages 6 - 13 years, mostly from impoverished families, treated at the Red Cross Children's Hospital. The design is exploratory-descriptive in nature. The methodology was to collect drawings (110) on admission, after surgery (described as minor to moderate), when the children were expected to be experiencing pain, and also on discharge from hospital. These drawings were compared for picture content and children's responses to a combination of two scales developed and tested elsewhere (Word Graphic Scale and the Pain Ladder Scale), in an attempt to devise an alternative route to gauge subjective pain through drawings. Parental (44) and respondent (6) interviews provided information on parental reaction to children when in pain, and patient pain behaviour. Evidence suggests that children's free drawings can be successfully used in assessing the presence of pain but not the intensity thereof, and are recommended for use in the treatment process.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationAlbertyn, R. (1996). <i>The use of children's free drawings in assessing the presence of paediatric pain</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Social Development. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17461en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationAlbertyn, Rene. <i>"The use of children's free drawings in assessing the presence of paediatric pain."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Social Development, 1996. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17461en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationAlbertyn, R. 1996. The use of children's free drawings in assessing the presence of paediatric pain. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Albertyn, Rene AB - This study aims to investigate the use of hospitalized children's free drawings to assess the presence of post-operative pain in patients where language barriers previously prevented the use of existing pain assessment methods. This research involved 50 children ages 6 - 13 years, mostly from impoverished families, treated at the Red Cross Children's Hospital. The design is exploratory-descriptive in nature. The methodology was to collect drawings (110) on admission, after surgery (described as minor to moderate), when the children were expected to be experiencing pain, and also on discharge from hospital. These drawings were compared for picture content and children's responses to a combination of two scales developed and tested elsewhere (Word Graphic Scale and the Pain Ladder Scale), in an attempt to devise an alternative route to gauge subjective pain through drawings. Parental (44) and respondent (6) interviews provided information on parental reaction to children when in pain, and patient pain behaviour. Evidence suggests that children's free drawings can be successfully used in assessing the presence of pain but not the intensity thereof, and are recommended for use in the treatment process. DA - 1996 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 1996 T1 - The use of children's free drawings in assessing the presence of paediatric pain TI - The use of children's free drawings in assessing the presence of paediatric pain UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17461 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/17461
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationAlbertyn R. The use of children's free drawings in assessing the presence of paediatric pain. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Social Development, 1996 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17461en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Social Developmenten_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherSocial Worken_ZA
dc.subject.otherPaediatric Surgeryen_ZA
dc.subject.otherpost-operative painen_ZA
dc.subject.otherpain assessment methodsen_ZA
dc.titleThe use of children's free drawings in assessing the presence of paediatric painen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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dc.type.qualificationnameMSocScen_ZA
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