Website Focuses on Managing Pain in Children Pain in children is often undertreated because of unwarranted fears of side effects and myths about the effects of pain on youngsters.
Pediatric pain is still undermanaged.
Even today, there is a hesitancy to treat young people for pain. It includes the website, along with a booklet of information that is available to professionals who treat young cancer patients. Though the website is designed for cancer patient caregivers, it provides information useful to all health professionals, and to parents. A glossary of terms associated with pain management, as well as pain assessment tools and pharmacological strategies, are all part of the site. Dr. Hockenberry-Eaton says misconceptions about pain in children continue to keep them from getting adequate amounts of medication.