Higher Education as a Driver for the Humanization of Pediatric Pain Care (HUPEDCARE): Protocol of a Multicenter Study
Pediatric pain remains a highly prevalent and under-addressed health problem worldwide,largely due to educational gaps, limited humanization of care, and insufficient integrationof digital and pedagogical innovations in higher education, and the purpose of this studyis to describe and implement an i...
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| Formato: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2026 |
| País: | España |
| Recursos: | Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha |
| Repositorio: | RUIdeRA. Repositorio Institucional de la UCLM |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:dnet:ruidera_____::8163491f4fcd0e987716d4bb164dfbc8 |
| Acesso em linha: | https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe16040056 https://www.mdpi.com/2254-9625/16/4/56 https://hdl.handle.net/10578/48358 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palavra-chave: | Educational innovation Educational technology in healthcare Higher education Humanization of pain Pediatric pain |
| Resumo: | Pediatric pain remains a highly prevalent and under-addressed health problem worldwide,largely due to educational gaps, limited humanization of care, and insufficient integrationof digital and pedagogical innovations in higher education, and the purpose of this studyis to describe and implement an international, higher education–driven model to improvetraining in humanized pediatric pain management. This multicenter mixed-methodsstudy involves 15 universities from Europe, Africa, and Latin America and includes thedevelopment and cross-cultural validation of the HUPEDCARE-Q questionnaire to identifyknowledge gaps, the design of an open-access, multilingual digital learning platform(PEDCARE) that integrates learning management and social networking functions, and theimplementation of capacity-building workshops based on a training-the-trainers modelfor students, educators, health professionals, and families. The expected outcomes of theproject include the establishment of a standardized instrument for assessing educationalneeds, the creation of a scalable digital educational environment, and the feasibility ofinternational academic collaboration to strengthen competencies in pediatric pain care. Thestudy suggests that higher education, combined with digital transformation and culturally sensitive approaches, may support the humanization of pediatric pain management and address educational and health inequities, although further research is needed to confirm these potential impacts. |
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