Can we screen young children for their ability to provide accurate self-reports of pain?

Pain

Volumn 152, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1327-1333

  Von Baeyer, Carl L ^a,b   Uman, Lindsay S ^c,d   Chambers, Christine T ^c,d   Gouthro, Adele ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d IWK HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Pain intensity; Pain scale; Parent; Postoperative pain; Screening; Self report; Young child

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACES PAIN SCALE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PARENT; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREDICTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; SELF REPORT; VIGNETTE;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PARENTS; PEDIATRICS; SELF REPORT;

EID: 79956067260     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: 18726623     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2011.02.013     Document Type: Article

References (29)

1. A.R. Adesman, and G.A. Walco Validation of the Charleston Pediatric Pain Pictures in school-age children J Clin Child Psychol 21 1992 10 13
2. R.W. Belter, J.A. McIntosh, A.J. Finch, and C.F. Saylor Preschoolers' ability to differentiate levels of pain: relative efficacy of three self-report measures J Clin Child Psychol 17 1988 329 335
3. L.J. Besenski, S.J. Forsyth, and C.L. von Baeyer Screening young children for their ability to use self-report pain scales Pediatr Pain Lett 9 2007 1 7
4. J.E. Beyer, and C.R. Aradine Patterns of pediatric pain intensity: a methodological investigation of a self-report scale Clin J Pain 3 1987 130 141
5. J.E. Beyer, M.J. Denyes, and A.M. Villarruel The creation, validation, and continuing development of the Oucher: a measure of pain intensity in children J Pediatr Nurs 7 1992 335 346
6. C.T. Chambers, and C. Johnston Developmental differences in children's use of rating scales J Pediatr Psychol 27 2002 27 36 (Pubitemid 34019645)
7. C.T. Chambers, G.J. Reid, K.D. Craig, P.J. McGrath, and G.A. Finley Agreement between child and parent reports of pain Clin J Pain 14 1998 336 342 (Pubitemid 28560157)
8. G.D. Champion, B. Goodenough, C.L. von Baeyer, and W. Thomas Measurement of pain by self-report G.A. Finley, P.J. McGrath, Measurement of pain in infants and children. Progress in pain research and management vol. 10 1998 IASP Press Seattle, WA 123 160
9. C. de Tovar, C. von Baeyer, C. Wood, J.P. Alibeu, M. Houfani, and C. Arvieux Postoperative self-report of pain in children: interscale agreement, response to analgesic, and preference for a faces scale and a visual analogue scale Pain Res Manag 15 2010 163 168
10. C. Decruynaere, J.L. Thonnard, and L. Plaghki How many response levels do children distinguish on faces scales for pain assessment? Eur J Pain 13 2009 641 648
11. D. Fanurik, J.L. Koh, R.D. Harrison, T.M. Conrad, and C. Tomerlin Pain assessment in children with cognitive impairment: an exploration of self-report skills Clin Nurs Res 7 1998 103 114
12. G.A. Finley Parent's management of postoperative pain Pediatr Pain Lett 1 1996 2 4
13. G.A. Finley, P.J. McGrath, S.P. Forward, G. McNeill, and P. Fitzgerald Parents' management of children's pain following 'minor' surgery Pain 64 1996 83 87 (Pubitemid 26062247)
14. Glascoe FP. Standards for screening test construction. Society of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics. Available from: http://www.dbpeds.org/ articles/detail.cfm?TextID=29. [accessed August 8, 2010].
15. C.L. Hicks, C.L. von Baeyer, P.A. Spafford, I. van Korlaar, and B. Goodenough The faces pain scale - revised: toward a common metric in pediatric pain measurement Pain 93 2001 173 183 (Pubitemid 32568403)
16. A. Huguet, J.N. Stinson, and P.J. McGrath Measurement of self-reported pain intensity in children and adolescents J Psychosom Res 68 2010 329 336
17. P.A. McGrath Pain in children: nature, assessment & treatment 1990 The Guilford Press New York, NY
18. B.J. Shields, D.M. Cohen, C. Harbeck-Weber, J.D. Powers, and G.A. Smith Pediatric pain measurement using a visual analogue scale: a comparison of two teaching methods Clin Pediatr 42 2003 227 234 (Pubitemid 36443752)
19. B.J. Shields, T.M. Palermo, J.D. Powers, S.A. Fernandez, and G.A. Smith The role of developmental and contextual factors in predicting children's use of a visual analogue scale Child Health Care 34 2005 273 287 (Pubitemid 41783805)
20. E.A. Stanford, C.T. Chambers, and K.D. Craig The role of developmental factors in predicting young children's use of a self-report scale for pain Pain 120 2006 16 23 (Pubitemid 43077165)
21. J.N. Stinson, T. Kavanagh, J. Yamada, N. Gill, and B. Stevens Systematic review of the psychometric properties, interpretability and feasibility of self-report pain intensity measures for use in clinical trials in children and adolescents Pain 125 2006 143 157 (Pubitemid 44498968)
22. A. Taddio, H.K. Soin, S. Schuh, G. Koren, and D. Scolnik Liposomal lidocaine to improve procedural success rates and reduce procedural pain among children: a randomized controlled trial Can Med Assoc J 172 2005 1691 1695 (Pubitemid 40896861)
23. D. Tomlinson, C.L. von Baeyer, J.N. Stinson, and L. Sung A systematic review of faces scales for the self-report of pain intensity in children Pediatrics 126 2010 e1168 e1198
24. A.M. Villarruel, and M.J. Denyes Pain assessment in children: theoretical and empirical validity ANS Adv Nurs Sci 14 1991 32 41
25. C.L. von Baeyer Children's self-reports of pain intensity: scale selection, limitations and interpretation Pain Res Manag 11 2006 157 162
26. von Baeyer CL, Forsyth SJ, Chambers CT. Evaluation of a brief screening tool to assess young children's ability to provide self-reports of pain intensity. Abstracts, 11th World Congress on Pain, International Association for the Study of Pain. Sydney, Australia: International Association for the Study of Pain, 2005.
27. C. von Baeyer, S.J. Forsyth, E.A. Stanford, M. Watson, and C.T. Chambers Response biases in preschool children's ratings of pain in hypothetical situations Eur J Pain 13 2009 1005 1007
28. C.L. von Baeyer, and L.J. Spagrud Systematic review of observational (behavioral) measures of pain for children and adolecents aged 3 to 18 years Pain 127 2007 140 150 (Pubitemid 44959437)
29. C. Wood, C.L. von Baeyer, A. Bourrillon, V. Dejos-Contant, N. Clyti, and V. Abitbol Self-assessment of immediate post-vaccination pain after two different MMR vaccines administered as a second dose in 4- to 6-year-old children Vaccine 23 2004 127 131 (Pubitemid 39505080)