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11034454

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
9
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-10-24
pubmed:abstractText
To obtain a preliminary validation of the Non-Communicating Children's Pain Checklist for individuals with an inability to communicate verbally, 32 caregivers of individuals with cognitive impairments aged 3 to 44 years retrospectively completed the Non-Communicating Children's Pain Checklist and rated item usefulness (0 to 10). In the second part of the study 33 caregivers completed the Checklist after two painful (e.g. burns, falls, surgery), one distressful (e.g. unwanted grooming, feared animal/noise), and one calm event (e.g. watching television). Checklist scores did not correlate with the age, sex, or physical limitations of individuals with an inability to communicate verbally. In the first part of the study Cronbach's alpha was 0.66; all mean usefulness ratings exceeded 5 out of 10. In the second part of the study after four items were removed, Cronbach's alpha was 0.79. Checklist scores during pain correlated with numerical ratings of pain intensity did not differ between the two pain events, and differed significantly from calm scores. Differences in Checklist scores during pain and distress were found for two subscales. The Checklist exhibits internal consistency, and preliminary evidence suggests it can detect pain and is reliable over time.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0012-1622
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
42
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
609-16
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-11
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Preliminary validation of an observational pain checklist for persons with cognitive impairments and inability to communicate verbally.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Psychology Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. lbreau@ns.sympatico.ca
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Validation Studies