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Supporting Children with Chronic Pain in School: Understanding Teachers’ Experiences of Pain in the Classroom

Year: 2018

Type: article

Abstract: First paragraph: Chronic pain is a common experience for children with the median international prevalence rate ranging from 11% to 38% (King et al., 2011). Within an Irish context, approximately 10% of primary school children suffer from chronic pain (O’Higgins et al., 2015). Headache, abdominal and musculoskeletal pain are the most commonly reported types of paediatric chronic pain (King et al., 2011). However, children often report pain in multiple sites (Perquin, 2000). Children spend a majority of their waking hours in school and for those with chronic pain, attendance, academic achievement, peer relationships and their perceived competence in these domains can be negatively impacted by the experience of persistent pain (Dick & Riddell, 2010; Gorodzinsky, Hainsworth & Weisman, 2011).

Source: Stirling Online Research Repository (University of Stirling)

Authors: Sarah Louise Tarpey, Line Caes, Caroline Heary

Institutions: Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway, University of Stirling

Language: English

Topic: Pediatric Pain Management Techniques

Subfield: Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Quality education

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2791664845

FWCI: 1.081

Cites: 6

Cited by: 4

Related to: 10