Background of the Study
The purpose of this study is to describe the cultural
factors that are related to children's pain based on
research findings reported in scientific articles 1995-
2009. Culture is one of the main elements in nursing care,
and cultural nursing can be considered to be the
humanizer, diversifier and unifier (Leininger, 1997).
Additionally, there is a need to study how culture
influences e.g. care associated with pain. It is essential to
understand the cultural context from which the meanings,
behaviors and expressions of pain can be understood.
(Villaruel, 1995.) Therefore, it is important to identify
cultural factors that may have influence on children's
pain.