Pain expression in children with an intellectual disability

摘要: Abstract Background Children with an intellectual disability (ID) are sometimes unable to verbalize and describe their painful experience; therefore family members health carers can assess the intensity of pain only from behaviour exhibited by children. Aim method The purpose this descriptive exploratory study was examine behavioural expression in 30 children ID aged 5 18 years a surgical context. were matched typically developing same chronological age developmental age. Results results showed influence level expressive communication on expression. who able normative traits similar those produced particular expressions that atypical without communicative goal. Conclusion Pain modalities extremely different between do so. This confirmed necessity take into account particularities each child order individualize management avoid misdiagnosis under treating non verbal