Application of a modified form of the Glasgow pain scale in a veterinary teaching centre in the Netherlands

The Glasgow Composite Measure Pain Scale was developed to measure acute pain in dogs in a hospital setting. In this investigation a modified version of the scale was applied in a centre with a different surgical case load and analgesic protocols, and where English is not the first language, to test...

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Published in:Veterinary record 2008-03, Vol.162 (13), p.403-408
Main Authors: Murrell, J. C., Psatha, E. P., Scott, E. M., Reid, J., Hellebrekers, L. J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analgesics
Anesthesia
Animals
Design
Dog Diseases - diagnosis
Dog Diseases - surgery
Dogs
Education, Veterinary
Female
Hospitals
Humans
Male
measurement
Methadone
Netherlands
Pain
Pain Measurement - instrumentation
Pain Measurement - methods
Pain Measurement - veterinary
Pain, Postoperative - diagnosis
Pain, Postoperative - pathology
Pain, Postoperative - veterinary
Quantitative psychology
Questionnaires
Sensitivity and Specificity
Severity of Illness Index
Surgery
Surveys and Questionnaires
Time Factors
Validity
Veterinarians - psychology
Veterinary medicine
Veterinary Medicine - instrumentation
Veterinary Medicine - methods
Veterinary services
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Summary:The Glasgow Composite Measure Pain Scale was developed to measure acute pain in dogs in a hospital setting. In this investigation a modified version of the scale was applied in a centre with a different surgical case load and analgesic protocols, and where English is not the first language, to test its validity in a different clinical environment. The modified scale was used to score pain in 60 dogs during the 24 hours after surgery. Their levels of sedation and a clinical impression of their pain were scored at the same time. Three questions were considered; first, how the modified pain score was related to the pain assessed subjectively, secondly, how it related to variables such as the surgical procedure and the dog's health and thirdly, how it changed over time. The mean modified pain scores for the dogs rated subjectively as having no, mild, moderate or severe pain were significantly different, indicating that the modified scale distinguished between pain of different severities. The changes in the dogs' scores also followed the expected changes in their level of pain with time, providing empirical evidence that the scale measures pain.
ISSN:0042-4900
2042-7670
DOI:10.1136/vr.162.13.403