Cognitive maturity and the experience of fear and pain in hospital.
(1983)
Journal Article
Reissland, N. (1983). Cognitive maturity and the experience of fear and pain in hospital. Social Science & Medicine, 17(18), 1389-1395. https://doi.org/10.1016/0277-9536%2883%2990199-5
Children between 4 years 6 months and 13 years 5 months of age who had been admitted to the St Charles Hospital, London for tonsillectomies were interviewed prior to their operation. It was found that cognitive maturity is an important factor in dete... Read More about Cognitive maturity and the experience of fear and pain in hospital..