Development and Psychometric Evaluation of the PROMIS Pediatric Pain Intensity Measure in Children and Adolescents with Chronic Pain.

ABSTRACT: The goal of the current study was to enhance the measurement of the pediatric chronic pain experience through a methodologically rigorous approach. This paper outlines the development and initial validation of a pain intensity measure for pediatric patients with chronic pain using Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System methodology. Measure development incorporated feedback from children with painful conditions. Based on input from pediatric participants and content experts, 4 candidate items assessing pain intensity were included for large scale testing. Children completed self-report items pertaining to their pain experience that were developed as part of a larger pool of new candidate Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System pediatric pain domain items a

SUBMITTER: Mara CA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10628670 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature