Psychometric analysis of a Taiwan-version pain assessment scale for preterm infants

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 89-100

  Liaw, Jen Jiuan ^a   Yang, Luke ^b   Chou, Hsiu Ling ^c   Yin, Ti ^d   Chao, Shih Ching ^a   Lee, Tsorng Yeh ^e  

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^b HSUAN CHUANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c FAR EASTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e York University   (Canada)

Author keywords

Assessment; Midwifery; Nurses; Nursing; Pain; Preterm infants; Psychometric; Scales; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; NEWBORN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PREMATURITY; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; TAIWAN;

HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TAIWAN;

EID: 83355163293     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2011.03770.x     Document Type: Article

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