Assessment of the Validity and Reliability of The University of Wisconsin Children's Hospital Pain Scale for Preverbal and Nonverbal Children.

From: Pediatric Nursing | Date: November 1, 1999| Author: Soetenga, Deborah; Frank, Jayme; Pellino, Teresa A. | Copyright information

Purpose: This study tested the reliability and validity of a pain scale that was developed at University of Wisconsin Children's Hospital for the preverbal child (less than 3 years old) and the nonverbal child (children who cognitively were not able to communicate a pain rating on traditional pain scales).

Method: Content validity was established by expert review. Construct validity was demonstrated by having the nurse rate the child's pain before and after analgesic and during a p...

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