Les perspectives théoriques en douleur pédiatrique : une revue critique.

ABSTRACT

Introduction  Theoretical perspectives are essential for guiding clinical practice and nursing research.Context  The understanding of pain has evolved considerably, leading to new theoretical models integrating the different components of pain (sensory-discriminative, affective-motivational, and cognitive).Objective  To conduct a critical review of the different theoretical perspectives on children's procedural pain.Method  To identify relevant theoretical literature, a literature search on pediatric pain was conducted on PubMed, CINAHL, Embase, and Google Scholar.Results  Six theoretical perspectives for procedural pediatric pain were identified. These theoretical perspectives are described, and their strengths and limitations are explained.Conclusion  This critical review will help nurses to choose a theory that will guide a research project and their clinical practice.