Open AccessDiagnostic Values of the Critical Care Pain Observation Tool and the Behavioral Pain Scale for Pain Assessment among Unconscious Patients: A Comparative Study
Author(s) -
Roghieh Nazari,
Erika Sivarjan Froelicher,
Hamid Sharif Nia,
Fatemeh Hajihosseini,
Noushin Mousazadeh
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
indian journal of critical care medicine/indian journal of critical care medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.317
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1998-359X
pISSN - 0972-5229
DOI - 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-24154
Subject(s) - medicine , concordance , inter rater reliability , intensive care , pain scale , pain assessment , discriminant validity , nociception , physical therapy , concordance correlation coefficient , intensive care medicine , psychometrics , pain management , rating scale , clinical psychology , psychology , statistics , developmental psychology , receptor , mathematics , internal consistency
Pain assessment in unconscious patients is a major challenge for healthcare providers. This study aims to compare the diagnostic value of the critical-care pain observation tool (CPOT) and the behavioral pain scale (BPS) for pain assessment among unconscious patients.