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RESEARCH TYPE:
Psychology


Human Studies


2020 May 07


Eur J Pain

Stuck on pain? Assessing children’s vigilance and awareness of pain sensations.

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Abstract

Attending towards pain is proposed as a key mechanism influencing the experience and chronification of pain. Persistent attention toward pain is proposed to drive poor outcomes in both adults and children with chronic pain. However, there are no validated self-report measures of pain-related attention for children.