Observational and subjective pain scoring tools in an easy to use app.
Many self-report pain assessment tools are available and all have advantages and disadvantages. Self-report pain assessment tools should be: appropriate for age; practical for use in the clinical setting; reproducible; reliable; valid; transferable between assessors and chosen in collaboration with the patient / parent. When utilizing such tools, it should be remembered that all self-report pain assessment tools are highly complex and have numerous intricate psychometric properties.
Current list of Pain Scoring Tools:
- Smiley Faces
- Visual Analogue
- Non-Verbal Pain Score
- Face, Legs, Activity, Cry, Consolability (FLACC)
- Critical-Care Pain Observation Tool
- Behavioural Pain Score
- Simple to use pain finder
If there is a scoring tool you feel warrants inclusion, let us know at: http://www.ubqo.com/painscorer
For more pain, sedation and delirium scoring, please see our app - assIsTU.