The Cold Pressor Test for the Pediatric Population: Refinement of Procedures, Development of Norms, and Study of Psychological Variables | Zendy

Manuela Trapanotto | Zendy; Giorgio Pozziani | Zendy; Egle Perissinotto | Zendy; S. Barbieri | Zendy; Franco Zacchello | Zendy; Franca Benini | Zendy

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The Cold Pressor Test for the Pediatric Population: Refinement of Procedures, Development of Norms, and Study of Psychological Variables

Author(s) -

Manuela Trapanotto,

Giorgio Pozziani,

Egle Perissinotto,

S. Barbieri,

Franco Zacchello,

Franca Benini

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

journal of pediatric psychology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.054

H-Index - 121

eISSN - 1465-735X

pISSN - 0146-8693

DOI - 10.1093/jpepsy/jsn107

Subject(s) - cold pressor test , externalization , anxiety , psychology , population , perception , psychological adaptation , pain tolerance , pain perception , developmental psychology , test (biology) , clinical psychology , threshold of pain , physical therapy , medicine , anesthesia , psychiatry , blood pressure , social psychology , heart rate , paleontology , environmental health , neuroscience , biology

The aims of the study were: (a) to propose focal refinements to the cold pressor test (CPT) for the pediatric population, contributing to the development of subjective and behavioral norms; (b) to analyze the influence of personal (gender, age, and skin-fold thickness), and psychological (anxiety, depression, internalization, and externalization) variables on pain perception and its correlation with room temperature.

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