The FLACC: a behavioral scale for scoring postoperative pain in young children.(FLACC Pain Assessment Tool measures pain behaviors related to facial expression, leg movement, activity, crying, and consolability) From: Pediatric Nursing | Date: May 1, 1997| Author: Malviya, Shobha; Merkel, Sandra I.; Shayevitz, Jay R.; Voepel-Lewis, Terri | COPYRIGHT 1997 Jannetti Publications, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Purpose: To evaluate the reliability and validity of the FLACC Pain Assessment Tool which incorporates five categories of pain behaviors: facial expression; leg movement; activity; cry; and consolability. Method: Eighty-nine children aged 2 months to 7 years, (3.0 [+ or -] 2.0 yrs.) who had undergone a variety of surgical procedures, were observed in the Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU). The study consisted of: 1) measuring interrater reliability; 2) testing validity by measuring changes in F...

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