Assessing Pain Intensity in Children with Chronic Pain: Convergent and Discriminant Validity of The 0 To 10 Numerical Rating Scale in Clinical Practice | Zendy

Danielle Ruskin | Zendy; Chitra Lalloo | Zendy; Khushnuma Amaria | Zendy; Jennifer Stinson | Zendy; Erika Kewley | Zendy; Fiona Campbell | Zendy; Stephen C. Brown | Zendy; Michael Jeavons | Zendy; Patricia McGrath | Zendy

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Assessing Pain Intensity in Children with Chronic Pain: Convergent and Discriminant Validity of The 0 To 10 Numerical Rating Scale in Clinical Practice

Author(s) -

Danielle Ruskin,

Chitra Lalloo,

Khushnuma Amaria,

Jennifer Stinson,

Erika Kewley,

Fiona Campbell,

Stephen C. Brown,

Michael Jeavons,

Patricia McGrath

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

pain research and management

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1918-1523

pISSN - 1203-6765

DOI - 10.1155/2014/856513

Subject(s) - discriminant validity , rating scale , physical therapy , chronic pain , convergent validity , visual analogue scale , intensity (physics) , medicine , pain assessment , pain scale , psychometrics , psychology , clinical psychology , pain management , developmental psychology , internal consistency , physics , quantum mechanics

In clinical practice, children are often asked to rate their pain intensity on a simple 0 to 10 numerical rating scale (NRS). Although the NRS is a well-established measure for adults, no study has yet evaluated its validity for children with chronic pain.

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