Is the Verbal Numerical Rating Scale a Valid Tool for Assessing Pain Intensity in Children Below 8 Years of Age?
Is the Verbal Numerical Rating Scale a Valid Tool for Assessing Pain Intensity in Children Below 8 Years of Age?
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10.1016/j.jpain.2012.12.004
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2013-03-01
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4
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Sanchez-Rodriguez, Elisabet
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Castarlenas, Elena;Miro, Jordi;Sanchez-Rodriguez, Elisabet
语言数字评定量表（vNRS-11）是用于评估儿科疼痛强度的最广泛使用的量表之一。文献表明，这是一个有效的工具，用于评估疼痛强度在8岁以上的儿童。这项工作的目的是研究vNRS-11是否也是一个有效的工具，当它用于6至8岁之间的加泰罗尼亚语儿童。共有126名学童（平均年龄6.87岁; SD，0.68）接受了单独采访。参与者报告了他们在过去3个月内经历的最频繁疼痛的最大强度，以及他们在3种情况下会经历的强度，使用vNRS-11和其他广泛使用的量表：面部疼痛量表-修订版（FPS-R），机械视觉模拟量表（VAS）和彩色模拟量表（CAS）。他们根据疼痛体验评估自己的情感状态，并报告了他们与疼痛相关的残疾。参与者还指出了他们更喜欢的4种量表。vNRS-11显示了较高的收敛结构效度（r =.73.86）、足够的判别效度（z = 2.05-5.55）和足够的效标关联效度（r =.45.70）。的vNRS-11是第二个最喜欢的scale.Perspective：这项研究有助于越来越多的文献，支持使用的vNRS-11来评估儿童的疼痛强度。具体而言，它表明它可以用于6岁以下的儿童。(C)2013年美国疼痛协会American Pain Society
The verbal numerical rating scale (vNRS-11) is one of the most widely used scales for assessing pediatric pain intensity. The literature shows that it is a valid instrument for assessing pain intensity in children above 8 years of age. The aim of this work was to study whether the vNRS-11 is also a valid instrument when it is used with Catalan-speaking children between 6 and 8 years old. A total of 126 schoolchildren (mean age, 6.87; SD,.68) were interviewed individually. Participants reported the maximum intensity of the most frequent pain they had experienced in the previous 3 months, and the intensity they would experience in 3 circumstances, using the vNRS-11 and other widely used scales: the Faces Pain Scale-Revised (FPS-R), the mechanical visual analog scale (VAS), and the colored analog scale (CAS). They rated their affective state in relation to the pain experience and reported their pain-related disability. Participants also indicated which of the 4 scales they preferred. The vNRS-11 showed a high convergent construct validity (r =.73.86), adequate discriminant validity (z = 2.05-5.55), and adequate criterion-related validity (r =.45.70). The vNRS-11 was the second most preferred scale.Perspective: This study contributes to the increasing literature that supports the use of the vNRS-11 to assess pain intensity in children. Specifically, it shows that it can be used in children as young as 6 years of age. (C) 2013 by the American Pain Society