La evaluación de la intensidad del dolor infantil: del formato tradicional al formato electrónico

Identifier:  TDX:2476

Handle: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11797/TDX2476

Authors:  Sánchez Rodríguez, Elisabet

Abstract:
Chronic pain greatly interferes in the life of a significant number of children and adolescents; epidemiological studies report a prevalence rate between 11 and 38% of participants. Proper pain management is considered to be a human right. A first step towards satisfying this requirement is to conduct an accurate assessment of the problem. The aims of this study were a) to evaluate the psychometric properties of four of the most commonly used pain intensity scales in pediatric population: the Numerical Rating Scale (NRS-11), the Faces Pain Scale-Revised (FPS-R), the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) and the Color Analogue Scale (CAS), with an special emphasis when administered in their electronic form and b) to analyze the concordance between the scores of the different scales and among the scores of the different versions of the same scale. The results showed that: - The four pain intensity scales provide valid data when administered electronically in children and adolescents. - The scores obtained with the electronic versions of the four pain intensity scales provide equivalent data to those obtained with the traditional form of the same scale. - The scores obtained with the traditional versions of the different scales cannot be considered concordant, with the exception of the scores obtained with the VAS and the CAS. - The scores obtained with the electronic versions of the NRS-11, the VAS and the CAS can be considered equivalent. Conversely, the scores obtained with the electronic version of the FPS-R could not be considered equivalent to the scores of the other electronic versions of the scales.