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Ornella Ciccone1, Alessandro Lepri1,2, Olga Zaffini1
1Istituto Serafico, Assisi, Perugia, Italy.
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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.
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