Looking at neonatal facial features of pain: do health and non-health professionals differ?

Objective: To analyze the regions that trigger the attention of adults' gaze when assessing pain in newborn infants' pictures and to verify if there are differences between health and non-health professionals.

Method: Experimental study with 84 health professionals and 59 non-health professionals, who evaluated two images of 10 neonates, one at rest and the other during a painful procedure. Each image was shown for 7 seconds on a computer screen, while eye movements were tracked by the Tobii TX300 EyeTracker.

Identification of pain in neonates: the adults' visual perception of neonatal facial features.

Objective: To verify the visual attention of adults when assessing neonatal pain.

Study Design: 143 adults (59% health professionals) evaluated 20 pictures (2 pictures of 10 neonates' faces: at rest; during a painful procedure). Tobii-TX300 tracked the participants' eyes movement.

What Facial Features Does the Pediatrician Look to Decide That a Newborn Is Feeling Pain?

Objective: The study aimed to analyze the gaze fixation of pediatricians during the decision process regarding the presence/absence of pain in pictures of newborn infants.

Study Design: Experimental study, involving 38 pediatricians (92% females, 34.6 ± 9.