The Rating of Perceived Exertion—Pediatric (RPE-P) Scale: Preliminary Validation
Physical activity is critical to functional rehabilitation for youth with chronic pain, which may be especially true for those with co-occurring obesity. To facilitate the development of physical activity interventions for youth with chronic pain, the newly developed “Rating of Perceived Exertion—Pe...
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| author | Brynn LiaBraaten Stacy Stolzman Pippa M. Simpson Liyun Zhang Taylor Brockman Nina Linneman Steven J. Weisman Keri R. Hainsworth |
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| description | Physical activity is critical to functional rehabilitation for youth with chronic pain, which may be especially true for those with co-occurring obesity. To facilitate the development of physical activity interventions for youth with chronic pain, the newly developed “Rating of Perceived Exertion—Pediatric” scale was modeled after the widely used pain numeric rating scale-11. This study is an initial evaluation of the scale in a sample of adolescents (<i>n</i> = 157, 13–17 years, 51% female) with four subgroups: (1) healthy controls (healthy weight/no pain); (2) chronic pain/healthy weight; (3) obese (no pain); (4) chronic pain/obese. Participants rated perceived exertion using the new scale and the Borg 6–20 Scale of Perceived Exertion while holding a three-minute yoga pose (Warrior II). In the whole sample, the Perceived Exertion—Pediatric scale showed good concurrent (<i>p</i> < 0.001), convergent (all <i>p</i>s < 0.05), discriminant (<i>p</i> = 0.431), and known-groups validity (all <i>p</i>s < 0.05). The chronic pain subgroup also showed good concurrent (<i>p</i> < 0.001), mixed convergent (<i>p</i>s < 0.001 to 0.315), and good discriminant validity (<i>p</i> = 0.607). Limitations include the restricted age range, lack of diversity, and lack of test-retest reliability. The RPE-P shows promise as an assessment tool for perceived exertion in adolescents with and without chronic pain. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5492283a828f48378fc0b55fe2207c0c2023-12-22T14:00:27ZengMDPI AGChildren2227-90672023-12-011012190610.3390/children10121906The Rating of Perceived Exertion—Pediatric (RPE-P) Scale: Preliminary ValidationBrynn LiaBraaten0Stacy Stolzman1Pippa M. Simpson2Liyun Zhang3Taylor Brockman4Nina Linneman5Steven J. Weisman6Keri R. Hainsworth7Department of Anesthesiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USADepartment of Physical Therapy, Concordia University Wisconsin, Mequon, WI 53097, USADivision of Quantitative Health Sciences, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USADivision of Quantitative Health Sciences, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USADepartment of Anesthesiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USADepartment of Anesthesiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USADepartment of Anesthesiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USADepartment of Anesthesiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USAPhysical activity is critical to functional rehabilitation for youth with chronic pain, which may be especially true for those with co-occurring obesity. To facilitate the development of physical activity interventions for youth with chronic pain, the newly developed “Rating of Perceived Exertion—Pediatric” scale was modeled after the widely used pain numeric rating scale-11. This study is an initial evaluation of the scale in a sample of adolescents (<i>n</i> = 157, 13–17 years, 51% female) with four subgroups: (1) healthy controls (healthy weight/no pain); (2) chronic pain/healthy weight; (3) obese (no pain); (4) chronic pain/obese. Participants rated perceived exertion using the new scale and the Borg 6–20 Scale of Perceived Exertion while holding a three-minute yoga pose (Warrior II). In the whole sample, the Perceived Exertion—Pediatric scale showed good concurrent (<i>p</i> < 0.001), convergent (all <i>p</i>s < 0.05), discriminant (<i>p</i> = 0.431), and known-groups validity (all <i>p</i>s < 0.05). The chronic pain subgroup also showed good concurrent (<i>p</i> < 0.001), mixed convergent (<i>p</i>s < 0.001 to 0.315), and good discriminant validity (<i>p</i> = 0.607). Limitations include the restricted age range, lack of diversity, and lack of test-retest reliability. The RPE-P shows promise as an assessment tool for perceived exertion in adolescents with and without chronic pain.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/10/12/1906validationpainweightperceived exertionexercisepediatrics |
| spellingShingle | Brynn LiaBraaten Stacy Stolzman Pippa M. Simpson Liyun Zhang Taylor Brockman Nina Linneman Steven J. Weisman Keri R. Hainsworth The Rating of Perceived Exertion—Pediatric (RPE-P) Scale: Preliminary Validation Children validation pain weight perceived exertion exercise pediatrics |
| title | The Rating of Perceived Exertion—Pediatric (RPE-P) Scale: Preliminary Validation |
| title_full | The Rating of Perceived Exertion—Pediatric (RPE-P) Scale: Preliminary Validation |
| title_fullStr | The Rating of Perceived Exertion—Pediatric (RPE-P) Scale: Preliminary Validation |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Rating of Perceived Exertion—Pediatric (RPE-P) Scale: Preliminary Validation |
| title_short | The Rating of Perceived Exertion—Pediatric (RPE-P) Scale: Preliminary Validation |
| title_sort | rating of perceived exertion pediatric rpe p scale preliminary validation |
| topic | validation pain weight perceived exertion exercise pediatrics |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/10/12/1906 |
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