research
Research projects at the PRN PAIN Lab.
Our research focuses on improving pediatric pain assessment, management, and outcomes through innovative technologies and evidence-based practice. We combine expertise in nursing science, computer science, industrial engineering, and data science to develop solutions that address gaps in pain care for vulnerable populations.
Current projects include MIDAS (Modeling Inter-individual Differences to Address Pain of Sickle Cell Disease), an NIH-funded initiative using machine learning to predict and prevent chronic pain in sickle cell disease, and PRAMS (Pain Recognition and Assessment Monitoring System), an NSF-funded project developing AI-driven neonatal pain detection using federated learning. We also maintain the Pediatric Pain PRN Curriculum, an open-access resource for evidence-based pediatric pain education.
Pediatric Healthcare Providers Knowledge and Attitude Survey Regarding Pediatric Pain
This statement serves as permission to use and duplicate the ©2019 Renee Manworren: Pediatric Healthcare Providers' Knowledge and Attitudes Survey Regarding Pain for clinical, educational, and research purposes. It does not authorize any changes to the survey, except changes to the demographic questions to reflect your study subjects.
You can direct healthcare providers and/or students to access the survey by clicking here to take the test or the button below. If you print and use the tool on paper to migrate this into your own secure survey system, please note that it uses branching logic (changes by prescriber, care of patients with cancer, and profession). You can trial the survey without storing the data by including "Manworren" in the unique identifier field.
Permission for the use of this survey has been granted to hundreds of organizations in the United States, as well as institutions in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, South Africa, Canada, & New Zealand. These surveys have been translated by researchers and educators in China, Greece, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Korea, Malaysia, Mongolia, Norway, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Qatar, Switzerland, Taiwan, and Vietnam for use with healthcare professionals in these countries. Publications on the survey have been cited by authors from 42 countries across 6 continents, indicating widespread dissemination (source: Scopus).
The manuscript on the validity and reliability of the survey was published:
Manworren, RCB & LaPrise, J. Development of the Pediatric Healthcare Providers' Knowledge and Attitudes Survey Regarding Pain. Pediatr Nurs. 2021; 47(6):275–291.
If you would like to translate the tool or make other changes, please contact Dr. Manworren at renee.manworren@tamu.edu.
