Pilot Evaluation of a Functional Pain Assessment Scale

Purpose/Aims:
Common pain assessment tools measure intensity, ignoring other dimensions of pain like function. The aim of this study was to test the psychometric properties of a newly developed functional pain assessment scale (FPAS) for use in clinical practice.
Design/Methods:
In this descriptive correlational study, an FPAS was developed and then evaluated against 2 validated pain tools in 68 hospitalized adult patients experiencing acute and/or chronic pain. These tools included the numeric pain rating scale and a 100-mm visual analog scale.
Results:
The FPAS was significantly correlated (ρ = 0.72–0.87; P .05). Test-retest reliability coefficients for the 3 scales were high (ρ = 0.82–0.94; P

Source: Clinical Nurse Specialist - November 30, 2018 Category: Nursing Tags: Feature Article Source Type: research