Lee, RR, Rashid, A, Ghio, D 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0580-0205, Thomson, W and Cordingley, L
2017,
'Chronic pain assessments in children and adolescents : a systematic literature review of the selection, administration, interpretation, and reporting of unidimensional pain intensity scales'
, Pain Research and Management, 2017
, pp. 1-17.
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Abstract
Background. Advances in pain assessment approaches now indicate which measures should be used to capture chronic pain experiences in children and adolescents. However, there is little guidance on how these tools should best be administered and reported, such as which time frames to use or how pain scores are categorised as mild, moderate, or severe. Objective. To synthesise current evidence on unidimensional, single-item pain intensity scale selection, administration, interpretation, and reporting. Methods. Databases were searched (inception: 18 January 2016) for studies in which unidimensional pain intensity assessments were used with children and adolescents with chronic pain. Ten quality criteria were developed by modifying existing recommendations to evaluate the quality of administration of pain scales most commonly used with children. Results. Forty-six studies met the inclusion criteria. The highest score achieved was 7 out of a possible 10 (median: 5; IQR: 4–6). Usage of scales varied markedly in administrator/completer, highest anchors, number of successive assessments, and time referent periods used. Conclusions. Findings suggest these scales are selected, administered, and interpreted inconsistently, even in studies of the same type. Furthermore, methods of administration are rarely reported or justified making it impossible to compare findings across studies. This article concludes by recommending criteria for the future reporting of paediatric chronic pain assessments in studies.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Schools: | Schools > School of Health and Society > Centre for Health Sciences Research |
| Journal or Publication Title: | Pain Research and Management |
| Publisher: | Hindawi |
| ISSN: | 1203-6765 |
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| Funders: | Arthritis Research UK, NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre |
| Depositing User: | Dr Daniela Ghio |
| Date Deposited: | 13 Mar 2020 09:30 |
| Last Modified: | 16 Feb 2022 04:13 |
| URI: | https://usir.salford.ac.uk/id/eprint/56635 |
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