Pain coping strategies in children with cerebral palsy.
Emmanuelle Chaleat-ValayerFabienne RoumenoffRachel Bard-PondarreChristell GanneStephane VerdunAurelie LucetJean-Claude BernardPublished in: Developmental medicine and child neurology (2019)
Children with cerebral palsy (CP) use fewer pain-coping strategies than typically developing children. Children with CP tend to use social support to cope with pain. Children with CP learn more appropriate strategies from previous painful experiences. Active coping strategies appear later but remain underused in children with CP.