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An exploration of the common pain-related vocabulary typically developing children use : implications for children who use augmentative and alternative communication
Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2015.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/50630 An exploration of the common pain-related vocabulary typically developing children use : implications for children who use augmentative and alternative communication Bornman, Juan, 1968- ensa.johnson@up.ac.za Tonsing, Kerstin Monika Johnson, Ensa UCTD Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2015. When children with significant communication difficulties experience pain, they are in dire need of an appropriate means to communicate their pain in order to receive appropriate treatment. Self-report – the first step in the hierarchy of pain assessment – may be problematic for these children. However, augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) can assist children with significant communication difficulties to communicate their pain. The main aim of this research study was to develop a list of pain-related vocabulary by using typically developing children, parents and teachers to suggest children’s vocabulary and then to socially validate the list by means of a stakeholder review. A sequential exploratory mixed methods design with four phases was employed: In Phase 1 (Qualitative phase), 50 children aged 4;0 to 12;11 years old participated in focus groups to discuss their experiences related to pain. The thematic analysis of the qualitative data in Phase 1, revealed themes that were used in Phase 2 to develop the instrument, a set of hypothetical physical pain scenarios (HPPS). The HPPS was also pilot-tested and adapted in Phase 2 (Measuring Instrument Development phase). In Phase 3 (Quantitative phase), a total of 74 children, 61 parents and 56 teachers participated to suggest vocabulary that children from two age groups (6;0–7;11 and 8;0–9;11 year-olds) would use to communicate their pain. Participants provided 629 pain-related words and/or phrases, that spread over in seven pain-related categories and 23 pain-related sub-categories. A composite list of 87 frequently occurring pain-related vocabulary items as used by children was compiled. In Phase 4 (Social Validation phase), the composite vocabulary list was socially validated by means of a stakeholder review by three literate adults who use AAC. Based on the results of the study, a model for the selection of vocabulary for sensitive topics is proposed. tm2015 Centre for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (CAAC) PhD Unrestricted 2015-11-25T09:46:52Z 2015-11-25T09:46:52Z 2015/09/01 2015 Thesis Johnson, E 2015, An exploration of the common pain-related vocabulary typically developing children use : implications for children who use augmentative and alternative communication, PhD Thesis, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/50630> S2015 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/50630 en © 2015 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD An exploration of the common pain-related vocabulary typically developing children use : implications for children who use augmentative and alternative communication |
| title | An exploration of the common pain-related vocabulary typically developing children use : implications for children who use augmentative and alternative communication |
| title_full | An exploration of the common pain-related vocabulary typically developing children use : implications for children who use augmentative and alternative communication |
| title_fullStr | An exploration of the common pain-related vocabulary typically developing children use : implications for children who use augmentative and alternative communication |
| title_full_unstemmed | An exploration of the common pain-related vocabulary typically developing children use : implications for children who use augmentative and alternative communication |
| title_short | An exploration of the common pain-related vocabulary typically developing children use : implications for children who use augmentative and alternative communication |
| title_sort | exploration of the common pain related vocabulary typically developing children use implications for children who use augmentative and alternative communication |
| topic | UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/50630 |