Terminology for discussing chronic pain: Using metaphors to educate families on chronic pediatric pain

Amber N Borucki; Cristina M Benki; Elisha E Peterson

doi:10.1002/jpn3.12072

Terminology for discussing chronic pain: Using metaphors to educate families on chronic pediatric pain

J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2024 Feb;78(2):169-173. doi: 10.1002/jpn3.12072. Epub 2023 Dec 27.

Authors

Amber N Borucki¹, Cristina M Benki², Elisha E Peterson³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative, and Pain Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA.
² Division of Pediatric Pain, Palliative, and Integrative Medicine, Benioff Children's Hospitals, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA.
³ Division of Anesthesiology, Pain and Perioperative Medicine, Children's National Hospital, Washington, District of Columbia, USA.

PMID: 38374547
DOI: 10.1002/jpn3.12072

Abstract

To educate families about chronic pain requires a holistic discussion on the nature of pain, multidisciplinary treatment, and empowering families with tools to support their child's recovery.

Keywords: chronic pain; pain education; parents.

MeSH terms

Child
Chronic Pain* / therapy
Humans
Metaphor
Parent-Child Relations
Parents

Grants and funding

None