Papers

Parent-led pain management to Optimize neonatal Pain care

Papers about parents and pain, written by
members of the POP Research Team

  • Axelin, A., Anderzen-Carlsson, A., Eriksson, M., Polkki, T., Korhonen, A., & Franck, L. S. (2015). Neonatal Intensive Care Nurses' Perceptions of Parental Participation in Infant Pain Management: A Comparative Focus Group Study. Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing, 29(4), 363-374. https://doi.org/10.1097/JPN.0000000000000136

  • Axelin, A., Lehtonen, L., Pelander, T., & Salantera, S. (2010). Mothers' different styles of involvement in preterm infant pain care. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing, 39(4), 415-424. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1552-6909.2010.01150.x

  • Benoit, B., Cassidy, C., van Wijlen, J., Correll, Q., Campbell-Yeo, M., Hendra, S., Martin-Misener, R., MacDougall, J., & Cameron, A. (2022). Codevelopment of Implementation Interventions to Support Parent-Led Care for Pain in Infants: Protocol for a Qualitative Descriptive Study [Protocol]. JMIR Res Protoc, 11(8), e33770. https://doi.org/10.2196/33770
  • Campbell-Yeo, M., Dol, J., Disher, T., Benoit, B., Chambers, C. T., Sheffield, K., Boates, T., Harrison, D., Hewitt, B., Jangaard, K., Stinson, J., Taddio, A., Parker, J. A., & Caddell, K. (2017). The Power of a Parent's Touch: Evaluation of Reach and Impact of a Targeted Evidence-Based YouTube Video. Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing, 31(4), 341-349. https://doi.org/10.1097/JPN.0000000000000263

  • Carlsen Misic, M., Olsson, E., Thernström Blomqvist, Y., & Ullsten, A. (2024). “Preparation Is Key”: Parents’ and Nurses’ Perceptions of Combined Parent-Delivered Pain Management in Neonatal Care. Children,11(7), 781. https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/11/7/781

  • Hughes, B., Martin-Misener, R., Latimer, M., Smit, M., McGrath, P., & Campbell-Yeo, M. (2024). Parenting pain away: Quasi-experimental study of an eHealth learning platform to evaluate acceptability, feasibility, and utilisation of parent-led pain management. Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1111/scs.13297

  • Hughes Nee Richardson, B., Benoit, B., Rutledge, K., Dol, J., Martin-Misener, R., Latimer, M., Smit, M., McGrath, P., & Campbell-Yeo, M. (2023). Impact of parent-targeted eHealth educational interventions on infant procedural pain management: a systematic review. JBI Evid Synth, 21(4), 669-712. https://doi.org/10.11124/JBIES-21-00435

  • Larocque, C., Venegas, C. L., Dunn, S., Campbell-Yeo, M., Gilmore, L., Harrold, J., Hu, J., McArthur, L., Modanloo, S., Nicholls, S. G., O'Flaherty, P., Premji, S. S., Reszel, J., Semenic, S., Squires, J. E., Stevens, B., Taljaard, M., Trepanier, M. J., Venter, K.,…Harrison, D. (2023). Exploring implementation processes of a parent-targeted educational video for improving newborn pain treatment: A sequential exploratory mixed-methods study. J Child Health Care, 13674935231176888. https://doi.org/10.1177/13674935231176888

  • Maki-Asiala, M., Axelin, A., & Polkki, T. (2023). Parents' experiences with interprofessional collaboration in neonatal pain management: A descriptive qualitative study. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 32(21-22), 7860-7872. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.16857

  • Marfurt-Russenberger, K., Axelin, A., Kesselring, A., Franck, L. S., & Cignacco, E. (2016). The Experiences of Professionals Regarding Involvement of Parents in Neonatal Pain Management. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jogn.2016.04.011

  • Olsson, E., Carlsen Misic, M., Dovland Andersen, R., Ericson, J., Eriksson, M., Thernstrom Blomqvist, Y., & Ullsten, A. (2020). Study protocol: parents as pain management in Swedish neonatal care - SWEpap, a multi-center randomized controlled trial. BMC Pediatr, 20(1), 474. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-020-02356-7

  • Palomaa, A. K., Hakala, M., & Polkki, T. (2023). Parents' perceptions of their child's pain assessment in hospital care: A cross-sectional study. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 71, 79-87. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedn.2023.03.012

  • Palomaa, A. K., Korhonen, A., & Polkki, T. (2016). Factors Influencing Parental Participation in Neonatal Pain Alleviation. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 31(5), 519-527. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedn.2016.05.004

  • Polkki, T., Korhonen, A., & Laukkala, H. (2018). Parents' Use of Nonpharmacologic Methods to Manage Procedural Pain in Infants. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing, 47(1), 43-51. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jogn.2017.10.005

  • Polkki, T., Laukkala, H., & Korhonen, A. (2016). Nurses' and Parents' Perceptions of Parental Guidance on Using Nonpharmacological Pain-Relieving Methods Among Neonates in the NICU. Pain Manag Nurs,17(4), 272-280. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmn.2016.04.002

  • Richardson, B., Benoit, B., Rutledge, K., Dol, J., Misener, R. M., Latimer, M., Smit, M., McGrath, P., & Campbell-Yeo, M. (2019). The impact of parent-targeted eHealth educational interventions on infant procedural pain management: a systematic review protocol. JBI Database System Rev Implement Rep,17(8), 1589-1599. https://doi.org/10.11124/JBISRIR-D-19-00007

  • Richardson, B., Falconer, A., Shrestha, J., Cassidy, C., Campbell-Yeo, M., & Curran, J. A. (2020). Parent-Targeted Education Regarding Infant Pain Management Delivered During the Perinatal Period: A Scoping Review. Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing, 34(1), 56-65. https://doi.org/10.1097/JPN.0000000000000439

  • Treiman-Kiveste, A., Kangasniemi, M., Kalda, R., & Polkki, T. (2023). Parental Participation in Their Infants' Procedural Pain Alleviation with Nonpharmacologic Methods in Estonia. Pain Manag Nurs, 24(6), 641-649. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmn.2023.02.008

  • Ullsten, A., Andreasson, M., & Eriksson, M. (2021). State of the Art in Parent-Delivered Pain-Relieving Interventions in Neonatal Care: A Scoping Review. Front Pediatr, 9, 651846. https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2021.651846

  • Ullsten, A., Beken, S., Campbell-Yeo, M., Cavallaro, G., Decembrino, N., Durrmeyer, X., Garrido, F., Kristjánsdóttir, G., Amponsah, A. K., Lago, P., Haslund-Thomsen, H., Ojha, S., Pölkki, T., Gomez, M. R., Roue, J.-M., Simons, S., Slater, R., Stenkjaer, R.-L., Ünal, S.,…Eriksson, M.  (2024). Parents in Neonatal Pain Management—An International Survey of Parent-Delivered Interventions and Parental Pain Assessment. Children, 11(9), 1105. https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/11/9/1105

  • Ullsten, A., Campbell-Yeo, M., & Eriksson, M. (2024). Parent-led neonatal pain management-a narrative review and update of research and practices. Front Pain Res (Lausanne), 5, 1375868. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpain.2024.1375868

  • Ullsten, A., Eriksson, M., & Axelin, A. (2019). O Parent, Where Art Thou? Paediatric and Neonatal Pain, 1(2), 53-55. https://doi.org/10.1002/pne2.12010

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