Validation of the Spanish version of the Parent's Postoperative Pain Management pain scale

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• 作者：A.M. Ullan^a ; ^{ullan@usal.es" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; M. Perell&oacute ; ^b ; C. Jerez^b ; E. G&oacute ; mez^b ; M.J. Planas^b ; N. Serrallonga^b
• 关键词：Postoperative pain ; Assessment ; Pain behaviour ; Parents ; Children
• 刊名：Anales de Pediatría (English Edition)
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：February 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：84
• 期：2
• 页码：106-113
• 全文大小：549 K

文摘

Assessment of postoperative pain is a fundamental aspect of post-surgical care. In day surgery paediatric patients, parents are mainly responsible for assessing paediatric pain; however, their estimation may not always be correct, and instruments are needed to help them make a reliable evaluation. The Parent's Postoperative Pain Measurement (PPPM) is a behavioural measure of postoperative pain developed to assist parents with pain assessment. The purpose of this study was to translate the PPPM into Spanish and validate the psychometric properties of the new Spanish version.

Method

A total of 111 paediatric surgery patients aged between 2 and 12 years and 1 parent of each study subject were included. After surgery, each child's level of pain was assessed, and each parent completed the Spanish PPPM scale.

Results

The PPPM items in Spanish showed good internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha between 0.784 and 0.900) and scores were closely related to the global pain assessment (Spearman's rho correlation between 0.626 and 0.431). The score decreased from the day of surgery to the first postoperative day, and the scale was successful in discriminating between children who had undergone mild, moderate and severe pain surgeries.

Conclusions

We conclude that the Spanish version of the PPPM scale evaluated in this study is a suitable tool for assessing paediatric postoperative pain in the home.