Comprehension of Pictograms for Pain Quality and Pain Affect in Adults with Down Syndrome

Autor/inn/en	de Knegt, Nanda C.; Schuengel, Carlo; Lobbezoo, Frank; Visscher, Corine M.; Evenhuis, Heleen M.; Boel, Judith A.; Scherder, Erik J. A.
Titel	Comprehension of Pictograms for Pain Quality and Pain Affect in Adults with Down Syndrome
Quelle	In: Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 41 (2016) 3, S.222-232 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1469-9532
DOI	10.3109/13668250.2016.1176129
Schlagwörter	Down Syndrome; Adults; Pain; Aging (Individuals); Pictorial Stimuli; Measurement Techniques; Nonverbal Communication; Comprehension; Receptive Language; Memory; Communication Strategies; Cognitive Development; Young Children; Intelligence Tests; Foreign Countries; Netherlands; Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? 'Downs Syndrome; Down''s Syndrome'; Down-Syndrom; Schmerz; Aging; Altern; Fantasieanregung; Messtechnik; Non-verbal communication; Nonverbale Kommunikation; Verstehen; Verständnis; Rezeptive Kommunikationsfähigkeit; Gedächtnis; Kommunikationsstrategie; Kognitive Entwicklung; Frühe Kindheit; Intelligence test; Intelligenztest; Ausland; Niederlande
Abstract	Background: Adults with Down syndrome (DS) are at risk for age-related painful physical conditions, but also for under-reporting pain. Pictograms may facilitate self-report of pain, because they seem suitable for the global visual processing in DS and for iconic representation of abstract concepts. Method: Participants (N = 39, M age = 41.2) assigned pain qualities to pictograms, rated pain affect levels in facial scales (pictograms vs. drawn faces), and performed cognitive tests. Results: Recognition of all intended pain qualities was above chance level. Pain affect levels of both facial scales were ordered equally well. Both facial scales were preferred equally well. Comprehension of the 3 scales was positively associated with mental age, receptive language ability, and verbal memory. Most participants (74%) had pictograms in their direct environment, mainly to communicate activities or objects. Conclusion: Using pictograms may optimise communication about pain for a subgroup of cognitively higher functioning adults with DS. (As Provided).
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