Patient Reported Outcome Measure (PROM)
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Paediatric Pain Profile
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Purpose
To assess the presence of pain in children with severe physical and learning impairments. Also useful as an outcome measure.
Children who have difficulty recognising and identifying pain.
Children with severe physical and learning impairments
Assesment Type
Patient Group
Cerebral Palsy | Musculoskeletal | Neurodisability (Other) | Neuromuscular | Other
Age Group
Children (3-12 years) | Adolescents (13-17 years)
ICF domain
Body Structure & Function
Area of assessment
Pain
Key description
20-item behaviour rating scale designed to assess pain in children with severe neurological disability.
Assessed by parents and each aspect on a 4-point scale from 0-3, maximum score of 60.
Cost
£5.00 per copy inc p&p
Equipment required
Assessment booklet
Training required
N/A
Considerations & references
Reliability /
Validity
Internal consistency 0.75-0.89
Inter rater reliability 0.74-0.89
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/14974642/
Strengths /
Weaknesses
Parental recording may influence scoring
Equipment required
Assessment booklet
Cost
£5 per copy paper version ( inc p&p) from info@ppprofile.co.uk
Free download from :https://ppprofile.org.uk/ppp-tool-download/
or
https://ppprofile.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/full_ppp_document.pdf
References /
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12630508/
Time to complete
Varies, depending on child
Languages
Urdu, Punjabi, Norwegian, Danish, Italian and German
If you spot any errors or wish to suggest any amendments to this summary, please contact paediatricmeasures@apcp.org.uk