Abstract
Pain is an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience with actual or potential tissue damage, or described in terms of such damage. It is always subjective and interpreted by the individual. Unrelieved pain in children can lead to mistrust of the medical staff, create fear, and increase anxiety and pain in future procedures. Children may also experience night terrors, flashbacks, sleep disturbances, and eating problems. Long-lasting effects of childhood pain can include posttraumatic stress syndrome, phobic reactions, and depression (World Health Organization 1998).
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Simon, C. (2010). Pain in Children with Cancer. In: Tomlinson, D., Kline, N.E. (eds) Pediatric Oncology Nursing. Pediatric Oncology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-87984-8_30
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