Validation of the Thai Version CPOT and BPS in Postoperative ICU Patients

Mahidol University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Adult ICU Patients

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: Critical care pain observation tool (CPOT)

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03164525

Si553/2014

Details and patient eligibility

About

The prospective study set forth to test Thai version CPOT and BPS for validity, reliability, and practicality. After translation, both pain scales were tested for concurrent validity, discriminant validity, criterion validity, and inter-rater reliability in patients who were intubated during the postoperative period. Opinions regarding practicality were elicited via questionnaires from nurses who had been using and were familiar with these two pain scales.

Full description

The prospective study set forth to test Thai version CPOT and BPS for validity, reliability, and practicality. After translation, both pain scales were tested for concurrent validity, discriminant validity, criterion validity, and inter-rater reliability in patients who were intubated during the postoperative period. Opinions regarding practicality were elicited via questionnaires from nurses who had been using and were familiar with these two pain scales.

Enrollment: 27 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• aged ≥18 years
• be able to communicate in Thai
• intubated during postoperative period.

Exclusion criteria

• quadriplegia
• patients with limb or facial injuries
• patients receiving neuromuscular blockers
• patients with limb mobility adversely affected by stroke
• patients with epidural catheter used for postoperative pain control