Validity and reliability of Italian version of the Non-Communicating Children's Pain Checklist: revised version

European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine
Massimiliano MurgiaValter Santilli

Abstract

The Non-Communicating Children Pain Check List-Revised (NCCPC-R) is a clinical assessment tool used to assess and measure pain in children aged 3 to 18 years, with mental and intellectual disabilities, incapable to speak. Aim of our study was to test the validity and reliability of the Italian version of the NCCPC-R in children with cognitive impairment, in order to obtain a valid tool for pain assessment in these children. Prospective observational study. Pediatric Outpatient of Physical and Rehabilitative Medicine Department, and Pediatrics, Child Neurology and Psychiatry Department, Sapienza University, Rome. 55 non-communicating children, with severe intellectual disability, aged 3-18 years. The guidelines for "translation, adaptation, and validation of instruments or scales for cross-cultural healthcare research" were used to translate the scale, which was administered by the parents/caregivers twice for 2 consecutive days, in association with NRS (Numerical Rating Scale). The reliability of the scale was evaluated using the intra and inter-class correlation coefficient (ICCs); Cronbach alpha coefficient was used to test the internal validity of the scale; "Receiver Operating Characteristic" (ROC) curves were used to compa...Continue Reading

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