SELF-REPORTING OF PAIN IN PEOPLE WITH MILD TO MODERATE INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY: IS IT FEASIBLE?

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Psychiatria Danubina, Vol. 37 No. suppl 1, 2025.

Original scientific paper

SELF-REPORTING OF PAIN IN PEOPLE WITH MILD TO MODERATE INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY: IS IT FEASIBLE?

Ornella Ciccone ; Istituto Serafico, Assisi, Perugia, Italy
Alessandro Lepri ; Department of Philosophy, Social & Human Sciences and Education, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
Olga Zaffini ; Istituto Serafico, Assisi, Perugia, Italy
Guido Camanni ; Istituto Serafico, Assisi, Perugia, Italy
Massimo Vallasciani ; Istituto Serafico, Assisi, Perugia, Italy
Antonella Baglioni ; Istituto Serafico, Assisi, Perugia, Italy
Chiara Tinarelli ; Istituto Serafico, Assisi, Perugia, Italy
Alessandro Jenkner ; Paediatric Palliative Care Center, IRCCS Bambino Gesù Paediatric Hospital, Passoscuro (Fiumicino), Rome, Italy
Michele Salata ; Paediatric Palliative Care Center, IRCCS Bambino Gesù Paediatric Hospital, Passoscuro (Fiumicino), Rome, Italy
Sandro Elisei ; Department of Philosophy, Social & Human Sciences and Education, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy

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APA 6th Edition

Ciccone, O., Lepri, A., Zaffini, O., Camanni, G., Vallasciani, M., Baglioni, A., ... Elisei, S. (2025). SELF-REPORTING OF PAIN IN PEOPLE WITH MILD TO MODERATE INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY: IS IT FEASIBLE?. Psychiatria Danubina, 37 (suppl 1), 309-314. Retrieved from https://hrcak.srce.hr/344111

MLA 8th Edition

Ciccone, Ornella, et al. "SELF-REPORTING OF PAIN IN PEOPLE WITH MILD TO MODERATE INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY: IS IT FEASIBLE?." Psychiatria Danubina, vol. 37, no. suppl 1, 2025, pp. 309-314. https://hrcak.srce.hr/344111. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.

Chicago 17th Edition

Ciccone, Ornella, Alessandro Lepri, Olga Zaffini, Guido Camanni, Massimo Vallasciani, Antonella Baglioni, Chiara Tinarelli, Alessandro Jenkner, Michele Salata and Sandro Elisei. "SELF-REPORTING OF PAIN IN PEOPLE WITH MILD TO MODERATE INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY: IS IT FEASIBLE?." Psychiatria Danubina 37, no. suppl 1 (2025): 309-314. https://hrcak.srce.hr/344111

Harvard

Ciccone, O., et al. (2025). 'SELF-REPORTING OF PAIN IN PEOPLE WITH MILD TO MODERATE INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY: IS IT FEASIBLE?', Psychiatria Danubina, 37(suppl 1), pp. 309-314. Available at: https://hrcak.srce.hr/344111 (Accessed 03 June 2026)

Vancouver

Ciccone O, Lepri A, Zaffini O, Camanni G, Vallasciani M, Baglioni A, et al. SELF-REPORTING OF PAIN IN PEOPLE WITH MILD TO MODERATE INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY: IS IT FEASIBLE?. Psychiatria Danubina [Internet]. 2025 [cited 2026 June 03];37(suppl 1):309-314. Available from: https://hrcak.srce.hr/344111

IEEE

O. Ciccone, et al., "SELF-REPORTING OF PAIN IN PEOPLE WITH MILD TO MODERATE INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY: IS IT FEASIBLE?", Psychiatria Danubina, vol.37, no. suppl 1, pp. 309-314, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://hrcak.srce.hr/344111. [Accessed: 03 June 2026]

Abstract

The assessment of pain in people with intellectual disabilities (individuals with ID) represents a clinical challenge due to the variability in communicative and cognitive skills. This study explores the feasibility of pain self-reporting in individuals with mild to moderate intellectual disability using validated self-assessment scales. Our findings suggest that, under appropriate conditions, self-reporting can be a reliable and empowering method for pain evaluation in this population. This approach may foster autonomy, improve care, and counteract the undervaluation of subjective pain reports.

Keywords

pain; assessment; intellectual disabilities

Hrčak ID:

344111

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/344111

Publication date:

20.9.2025.

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