Assessing Pain Intensity in Children with Chronic Pain: Convergent and Discriminant Validity of The 0 To 10 Numerical Rating Scale in Clinical Practice

Danielle Ruskin; Chitra Lalloo; Khushnuma Amaria; Jennifer N Stinson; Erika Kewley; Fiona Campbell; Stephen C Brown; Michael Jeavons; Patricia A McGrath

doi:10.1155/2014/856513

Pain Research and Management (Jan 2014)

Assessing Pain Intensity in Children with Chronic Pain: Convergent and Discriminant Validity of The 0 To 10 Numerical Rating Scale in Clinical Practice

Danielle Ruskin,
Chitra Lalloo,
Khushnuma Amaria,
Jennifer N Stinson,
Erika Kewley,
Fiona Campbell,
Stephen C Brown,
Michael Jeavons,
Patricia A McGrath

Affiliations

Danielle Ruskin: Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
Chitra Lalloo: Medical Sciences Graduate Program, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
Khushnuma Amaria: Department of Psychology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
Jennifer N Stinson: Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
Erika Kewley: Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
Fiona Campbell: Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
Stephen C Brown: Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
Michael Jeavons: Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
Patricia A McGrath: Department of Anesthesia, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/856513
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 19, no. 3
pp. 141 – 148

Abstract

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BACKGROUND: In clinical practice, children are often asked to rate their pain intensity on a simple 0 to 10 numerical rating scale (NRS). Although the NRS is a well-established measure for adults, no study has yet evaluated its validity for children with chronic pain.

Published in Pain Research and Management

ISSN: 1203-6765 (Print); 1918-1523 (Online)
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General)
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/7040

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