Validity of the Rotterdam Elderly Pain Observation Scale for institutionalised cognitively impaired Dutch adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Rotterdam Elderly Pain Observation Scale (REPOS) has not yet been validated for institutionalised cognitively impaired adults. To fill this gap of knowledge, we tested psychometric properties of the REPOS when used for pain assessment in this population.

Methods

In this multicentre observational study, residents were filmed during a possibly painful moment and at rest. Healthcare professionals were asked to rate residents' pain by means of a Numeric Rating Scale (NRS)-proxy. Two researchers assessed pain with the REPOS and the Chronic Pain Scale for Non Verbal Adults with Intellectual Disabilities (CPS-NAID) from video-recordings.

Results

In total, 168 observations from 84 residents were assessed. Inter-observer reliability between the two researchers w

SUBMITTER: Boerlage AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8252534 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature