Test-retest Reliability of 5 Kinds of Pain Intensity Assessment for Older Adults with Low Back Pain

VernacularTitle:5 种疼痛强度评估量表应用于老年腰痛患者的重测信度
Author: Chunhua LI ; Changshui WENG ; Tianyu JIANG ; Qiuhua WANG
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: elderly, back pain, pain intensity, assessment, reliability
From: Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice 2012;18(7):608-609
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To examine the test-retest reliability of 5 pain intensity assessment scales, i.e., Visual Analog Scale (VAS), Numeric Rating Scale (NRS), Verbal Descriptor Scale (VDS), Facial Pain Scale - Revised (FPS-R), and Mix Scale (MIX) in older adults with low back pain. Methods 30 older patients with low back pain volunteered in this study, and rated their pains with VAS, NRS, VDS, FPS-R, and MIX twice within 24 h. Test-retest reliability was assessed with intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC). Results ICC was in range of 0.543~ 0.754, and ranked as NRS, FPS-R, MIX, VAS, VDS from more to less. Conclusion All the assessments were appropriate to evaluate the intensity of back pain among elderly, recommending NRS and FPS-R.