Validation of an acute pain‐behavior scale for older persons with inability to communicate verbally: Algoplus®

Ratl, Patrice; Jouve, Élisabeth; Pickeringl, Gisèle; Donnarell, Laurent; Nguyenl, Louise; Michell, Micheline; Capriz‐Ribièrel, Françoise; Lefebvre‐Chapirol, Sylvie; Gauquelinl, Frédérique; Bonin‐Guillaumel, Sylvie

doi:10.1016/j.ejpain.2010.06.012

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Validation of an acute pain‐behavior scale for older persons with inability to communicate verbally: Algoplus®

Published in European Journal of Pain • Jul 20, 2010

Authors:

Patrice Ratl

Élisabeth Jouve

Gisèle Pickeringl

Abstract

To compensate for poor acute pain detection in elderly inpatients with inability to communicate verbally (ICV), the Doloplus Collective team devised the 5-item Algoplus behavior-assessment scale specifically aimed at quickly detecting acute pain in these individuals. Algoplus was developed in three ...

Subject

Rating scale

Acute pain

Inter-rater reliability

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