Validation of the Youth Acute Pain Functional Ability Questionnaire in Children and Adolescents Undergoing Inpatient Surgery.

ABSTRACT: Half of children admitted after surgery experience intense pain in hospital, and many experience continued pain and delayed functional recovery at home. However, there is a gap in tools available to measure acute functional ability in pediatric postsurgical settings. We aimed to validate the Youth Acute Pain Functional Ability Questionnaire (YAPFAQ) in a large inpatient pediatric surgical population, evaluate its responsiveness to expected functional recovery, and develop a short form for broad clinical implementation. The YAPFAQ is a self-report measure assessing acute functional ability, developed in children admitted for acute sickle cell pain. We evaluated psychometric properties of the measure in 564 children ages 8 to 18 years admitted after surgery. A sample of 54 participants compl

SUBMITTER: Rabbitts JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5614820 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature