Validity and reliability of the Critical-Care Pain Observation Tool (CPOT) for critically ill pediatric patients.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

In some regions, critically ill pediatric and adult patients are cared for in the same intensive care unit, complicating pain assessment due to mixed age groups. To address this, it is essential to use pain scales that are applicable to a wide age range. The Critical-Care Pain Observation Tool (CPOT) was developed to assess pain in both intubated and non-intubated adult patients. However, its applicability in pediatric patients has not been confirmed. The purpose of this study was to evaluate CPOT for critically ill pediatric patients.

Methods

We conducted a prospective observational study in an eight-bed open PICU from January 2022 to March 2023. Three research nurses independently assessed pain using CPOT, the Face, Legs, Activity, Cry, Consolability (FLACC) s

SUBMITTER: Hoshino H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12007919 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature