THEL physical and psychological pain is often underestimated, especially that of women and even more so that of men children. This is highlighted by an opinion poll conducted by AstraRicerche For Zambon Italy. If they women suffer more frequentlythe data also illustrates the “bua bias” with adults who they underestimate the pain of the little ones.
Women’s pain is more frequent, but children’s pain is underestimated
If in our country women suffer more often than men with 44% experience pain at least once a week (compared to 34% of males)between the two sexes there seems to be no doubt about the suffering of the little ones.
In fact, according to research data 8 out of 10 Italians are unaware that children can feel the same pain of adults and more than 1 in 4 even think that the suffering is exclusive to adults.
The pain of children, the “bug bias”
For What emerges from an opinion survey conducted by AstraRicerche for Zambon Italia has been renamed “bias of the wrong”: the Italian pediatricians urge you to be carefulrecognizing and consciously managing the pain of the little ones, with the help of experts and intervening in case of need with age-appropriate solutions.
Pediatric pain: the expert’s opinion
«Thinking that children don’t feel pain is a very widespread false perception. In fact, experience shows us that unfortunately even the littlest ones can feel as bad as the older ones. It is a pain that should not be underestimated on the one hand because i children may have difficulty explaining the extent and type of their discomforton the other hand because adults, caught by surprise, can panic and act irrationally”, he says Gianvincenzo Zuccotti, Pro-Rector for relations with health institutions of the State University of Milan and Director of the Department of Paediatrics of the Buzzi Children’s Hospital.
Specific medications are needed for children
Against suffering. Much can be done about the little ones nowadays. Try to understand your children’s signals and report the symptoms to your pediatrician, and then the painkillers. But much still remains to be done. Painkillers also suitable for pediatric age are needed. «In this sense it is positive that, in the case of pediatric pain, the first move of Italians is to consult your pediatricianbut at the same time, if the situation requires it, it is it is appropriate to be able to intervene with specific drugs suitable for age”, explains the expert.
In Italy the pain is tinged with pink
In our country women suffer more often than men. In fact, 44% of Italians experience pain at least once a week, while only 34% of men have the same experience. Not only that, the Female pain lasts longer: 39% of women experience it for more than a day, while in men it wears off within two hours (41% vs 31% of women).
The words preferred by Italians to describe their suffering are “stab” (41% vs 32%) and “cramp” (40% vs 28%), with men instead preferring expressions such as tingling and burning. The backache It is the most frequent pain – in 26% of Italians it appears several times a week – while head pain is the one with the greatest impact on daily life (33% women vs 28% men).
An all-round negative experience
Pain is an all-encompassing negative experience for everyone, but for women its effects are more varied than for men: if on the one hand it causes greater physical weakness (51% vs 39% men), it also generates greater stress (44% vs 35% men), nervousness (51% vs 42% men) and sadness (20% vs 11% men).
In Italian women, pain affects the ability to work and carry out tasks (49% vs 40% of men), to travel (37% vs 31%) and also to take care of others (16% vs 9%). Stress, tension and worries (47% women vs 32%) and tiredness and little sleep (40% vs 29%) are considered the main causes of female pain.
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