Evaluating pain, fear, anxiety or stress/distress using children's drawings in paediatric dentistry: a scoping review.

Luciana Faria Sanglard Luciana Butini Oliveira Ana Cristina Barreto Bezerra Helena Polmann Graziela de Luca Canto

Published in: European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry (2021)

The drawings can be considered a useful tool in identifying children's pain, fear, anxiety or stress/distress and perceptions about the dentist and/or dental treatment. Future studies with standardized analysis of the drawings are recommended. Code https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/U5BJH . "Retrospectively registered".

Keyphrases

chronic pain
young adults
pain management
neuropathic pain
sleep quality
emergency department
healthcare
intensive care unit
primary care
stress induced
current status
physical activity
spinal cord
depressive symptoms
case control