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14. A cluster of high psychological and somatic symptoms in children with idiopathic scoliosis predicts persistent pain and analgesic use 1 year after spine fusion

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Voepel‐Lewis, Terri, primary, Caird, Michelle S., additional, Tait, Alan R., additional, Farley, Frances A., additional, Li, Ying, additional, Malviya, Shobha, additional, Hassett, Afton, additional, Weber, Monica, additional, Currier, Emily, additional, de Sibour, Trevor, additional, and Clauw, Daniel J., additional

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2018
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26. The revised FLACC observational pain tool: improved reliability and validity for pain assessment in children with cognitive impairment.

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Malviya, Shobha, Voepel-Lewis, Terri, Burke, Constance, Merkel, Sandra, and Tait, Alan R.

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COGNITION disorders in children, COGNITION disorders, PAIN management, BEHAVIORAL assessment of children, BEHAVIORAL assessment, PSYCHODIAGNOSTICS
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Background: Difficulty with pain assessment in individuals who cannot self-report their pain poses a significant barrier to effective pain management. However, available assessment tools lack consistent reliability as pain measures in children with cognitive impairment (CI). This study evaluated the validity and reliability of the revised and individualized Face Legs Activity Cry and Consolability (FLACC) behavioral pain assessment tool in children with CI. Methods: Children with CI scheduled for elective surgery were studied. The FLACC was revised to include specific descriptors and parent-identified, unique behaviors for individual children. The child's ability to self-report pain was evaluated. Postoperatively, two nurses scored pain using the revised FLACC scale before and after analgesic administration, and, children self-reported a pain score, if able. Observations were videotaped and later viewed by experienced nurses blinded to analgesic administration. Results: Eighty observations were recorded in 52 children aged 4–19 years. Twenty-one parents added individualized pain behaviors to the revised FLACC. Interrater reliability was supported by excellent intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC, ranging from 0.76 to 0.90) and adequate κ statistics (0.44–0.57). Criterion validity was supported by the correlations between FLACC, parent, and child scores ( ρ = 0.65–0.87; P < 0.001). Construct validity was demonstrated by the decrease in FLACC scores following analgesic administration (6.1 ± 2.6 vs 1.9 ± 2.7; P < 0.001). Conclusions: Findings support the reliability and validity of the FLACC as a measure of pain in children with CI. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2006
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