Assessing the efficacy of a manual‐based intervention for improving the detection of facial pain expression

BACKGROUND: This article presents the results of a parallel-group, non-randomized, controlled study that evaluated the feasibility of an online training program for improving observer detection of facial pain expression. METHOD: Fifty-four undergraduate students attended two laboratory sessions interspersed by an intervention period where they were assigned to complete the Index of Facial Pain Expression (IFPE)-an online training environment …