Development and evaluation of the patient-reported outcomes measurement information system (PROMIS) pediatric pain quality item bank and short form.

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Abstract

Pain is a common problem among children, particularly those with pediatric chronic diseases. Multifaceted assessment of pain can improve communication about pain and help clinicians characterize, differentiate, and treat a patient's unique experience of pain. Pain quality is an important domain of pain, describing the subjective sensory experiences associated with pain as well as the affective experiences of pain. The aim of the current study was to quantitatively evaluate the measurement properties of the 59 Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System pediatric pain quality candidate items developed as part of the National Institutes of Health's Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System initiative with input from children and adolescents with c

SUBMITTER: Mara CA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9884318 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature