Behaviour-based pain scales: Validity and interrater reliability of BPS-NI and PAINAD-G on general wards.

Jan David Wandrey Niklas Behnel Elisa WeidnerUlrike DumminFalk von Dincklage Sascha Tafelski

Published in: European journal of pain (London, England) (2022)

Measuring the pain intensity in patients unable to communicate is a common challenge on general wards. This study assessed reliability and applicability BPS-NI and the PAINAD-G in a general ward setting. Furthermore, it provides cut-off values in order to estimate pain intensity and support analgesic response.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
neuropathic pain
pain management
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
high intensity
chronic kidney disease
spinal cord
peritoneal dialysis
postoperative pain