Understanding the Pain Behaviors of Nonverbal Children with Intellectual Disability
In this video, Dr. Jean Solodiuk reviews approaches to the recognition and assessment of pain in children with intellectual disability. Dr. Solodiuk describes ways to define and measure pain in an individualized fashion, discusses collaborative approaches to pain management involving caregivers, and illustrates these principles using case examples.
Learning Objectives
Recognize the sources of complexity in defining the pain experience in children with intellectual disability
Apply an individualized approach to describing pain behaviors and severity for medically complex patients
Develop strategies to include caregivers in the assessment and management of pain
Author(s)
Jean C. Solodiuk RN, MSN, CPNP, PhD
Traci Wolbrink, MD, MPH
Co-Director, OPENPediatrics; Co-Director, Center for Educational Excellence and Innovation; Program Director, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Fellowship; Senior Associate in Critical Care Medicine | Boston Children’s Hospital
Associate Professor of Anaesthesia | Harvard Medical School
Perez C, Daniel D,
Citation
Solodiuk J, Perez C, Daniel D, Wolbrink TA. Understanding the pain behaviors of nonverbal children with intellectual disability. 12/2022. Online Video. OPENPediatrics. https://learn.openpediatrics.org/learn/course/internal/view/elearning/5315/Understanding-the-Pain-Behaviors-of-Nonverbal-Children-with-Intellectual-Disability.