The influence of gestational age in the psychometric testing of the Bernese Pain Scale for Neonates

The influence of gestational age in the psychometric testing of the Bernese Pain Scale for Neonates

Abstract Background Assessing pain in neonates is challenging because full-term and preterm neonates of different gestational ages (GAs) have widely varied reactions to pain. We validated the Bernese Pain Scale for Neonates (BPSN) by testing its use among a large sample of neonates that represented...

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Main Authors: Karin Schenk, Liliane Stoffel, Reto Bürgin, Bonnie Stevens, Dirk Bassler, Sven Schulzke, Mathias Nelle, Eva Cignacco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-01-01
Series:BMC Pediatrics
Subjects:
Pain assessment
Neonates
Premature infants
Psychometric testing
Contextual factors
Gestational age
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12887-018-1380-8

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