Changes in Pain Score Associated With Clinically Meaningful Outcomes in Children With Acute Pain.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Identifying changes in pain score associated with clinically meaningful outcomes is necessary when using self-report measures to assess pain in children. We aimed to determine the changes in pain score associated with a minimum clinically significant difference (MCSD), ideal clinically significant difference (ICSD), and patient-perceived adequate analgesia (PPAA) and to evaluate for differences based on initial pain intensity and patient characteristics.

Methods

This was a cross-sectional study of children 6 to 17 and 4 to 17 years old who were assessed using the Verbal Numerical Rating Scale (VNRS) and Faces Pain Scale-Revised (FPS-R), respectively. Children qualitatively described any endorsed change in pain score; those who received an analgesic were asked if t

SUBMITTER: Tsze DS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6626586 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature