Validation of critical care pain observation tool in patients hospitalized in surgical wards

Application of a reliable and authentic behavioral tool for measuring patients' pain, hospitalized in intensive care units who are not able to establish relationship, is needed severely. Therefore, this study is conducted with the aim of validating Critical Care Pain Observation Tool (CPOT) in...

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Published in:Iranian journal of nursing and midwifery research 2016-09, Vol.21 (5), p.464-469
Main Authors: Rafiei, Malihe, Ghadami, Ahmad, Irajpour, Alireza, Feizi, Avat
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anesthesia
Behavior
Consciousness
Critical care
Hospitalization
Intensive care
Original
Pain
pain assessment
Physiology
Validity
Ventilators
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Summary:Application of a reliable and authentic behavioral tool for measuring patients' pain, hospitalized in intensive care units who are not able to establish relationship, is needed severely. Therefore, this study is conducted with the aim of validating Critical Care Pain Observation Tool (CPOT) in patients hospitalized in surgical wards. CPOT was first translated into Persian and was psychometrically measured in terms of content. It should be noted that the content validity of CPOT was approved by panel of specialists. In addition, validity of this tool was confirmed with high internal cluster correlation (nonpainful procedure (0.997) and painful procedure (0.726). The diagnostic validity was supported with the increased CPOT score during position change and its constancy during the measurement of blood pressure ( < 0.001). Despite higher NRS scores than CPOT, CPOT criterion validity was confirmed due to the correlation between the scores obtained by these two tools ( < 0.001). CPOT is a valid and reliable tool to study pain in patients hospitalized in intensive care units.
ISSN:1735-9066
2228-5504
DOI:10.4103/1735-9066.193391