Author:
Beverly P. Jedlinsky,
M.S., P.T.
127 Hunters Ridge Road, Southbury, CT 06488
This study addressed the ability of children aged 8 to 12 years to differentiate between the sensory and affective components of pain and addressed their ability to rate both aspects of their pain using three measurement scales. The study also attempted to establish concurrent and face validity of these scales.
Methodology included having the children complete a Word Sort Task, using the three scales to rate imaginary pain sensation and emotions, and using the scales to rate their preoperative pain and postoperative pain following an osteotomy or a spinal fusion.
The results showed that they correctly sorted the pain descriptors, used the scales to rate imaginary sensation and affect showing logical thinking, and rated both aspects of their preoperative and postoperative pain as expected clinically. Conclusions were that children can differentiate between the components of pain, can use the scales to measure both aspects of imaginary and real pain, and that the scales demonstrated good face validity, and high concurrent validity when measuring real pain but lower concurrent validity for imaginary sensation and emotions.
(Unpublished, 1994)
March 15, 2002
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