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- Xiao‐Zhi Huang
- Li Li
- Jun Zhou
- Fang He
- Chun‐Xia Zhong
- Bin Wang
Abstract
Aims and objectives To compare and evaluate the reliability, validity, feasibility, clinical utility, and nurses’ preference of the Premature Infant Pain Profile‐Revised, the Neonatal Pain, Agitation, and Sedation Scale, and the Neonatal Infant Acute Pain Assessment Scale used for procedural pain in ventilated neonates. Background Procedural pain is a common phenomenon but is undermanaged and underassessed in hospitalised neonates. Information for clinician selecting pain measurements to improve neonatal care and outcomes is still limited. Design A prospective observational study was used. Methods A total of 1,080 pain assessments were made at 90 neonates by two nurses independently, using three scales viewing three phases of videotaped painful (arterial blood sampling) and nonpainful procedures (diaper change). Internal consistency, inter‐rater reliability, discriminant validity, concurrent validity and convergent validity of scales were analysed. Feasibility, clinical utility and nurses’ preference of scales were also investigated. Results All three scales showed excellent inter‐rater coefficients (from 0.991–0.992) and good internal consistency (0.733 for the Premature Infant Pain Profile‐Revised, 0.837 for the Neonatal Pain, Agitation, and Sedation Scale and 0.836 for the Neonatal Infant Acute Pain Assessment Scale, respectively). Scores of painful and nonpainful procedures on the three scales changed significantly across the phases. There was a strong correlation between the three scales with adequate limits of agreement. The mean scores of the Neonatal Pain, Agitation, and Sedation Scale for feasibility and utility were significantly higher than those of the Neonatal Infant Acute Pain Assessment Scale, but not significantly higher than those of the Premature Infant Pain Profile‐Revised. The Neonatal Pain, Agitation, and Sedation Scale was mostly preferred by 55.9% of the nurses, followed by the Neonatal Infant Acute Pain Assessment Scale (23.5%) and the Premature Infant Pain Profile‐Revised (20.6%). Conclusions The three scales are all reliable and valid, but the Neonatal Pain, Agitation, and Sedation Scale and the Neonatal Infant Acute Pain Assessment Scale perform better in reliability. The Neonatal Pain, Agitation, and Sedation Scale appears to be a better choice for frontier nurses to assess procedural pain in ventilated neonates based on its good feasibility, utility and nurses’ preference. Relevance to clinical practice Choosing a valid, reliable, feasible and practical measurement is the key step for better management of procedural pain for ventilated newborns. Using the right and suitable tool is helpful to accurately identify pain, ultimately improve the neonatal care and outcomes.
Suggested Citation
Xiao‐Zhi Huang & Li Li & Jun Zhou & Fang He & Chun‐Xia Zhong & Bin Wang, 2018.
"Evaluation of three pain assessment scales used for ventilated neonates,"
Journal of Clinical Nursing, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 27(19-20), pages 3522-3529, October.
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RePEc:wly:jocnur:v:27:y:2018:i:19-20:p:3522-3529
DOI: 10.1111/jocn.14585
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