Maunuksela E L, Olkkola K T, Korpela R
Clin Pharmacol Ther. 1987 Aug;42(2):137-41. doi: 10.1038/clpt.1987.123.
There are several studies on the correlation of various pain-rating scales in adults but few such studies have been done on children. To gain information on the correlation of self-reporting pain scales (one verbal and two visual analog scales) with each other and with a scale based on behavioral assessment, we analyzed retrospectively the pain evaluations of 141 pediatric patients participating in our analgesic studies. Eighty-two patients were male and 59 were female. The ages ranged from 1.6 to 17.6 years. The patients were divided into three age groups. All pain-rating scales were correlated (P less than 0.001) with each other and they showed a good internal consistency. There were no differences in correlation coefficients between the age groups and the two sexes. Accordingly, any of the now-employed scales can be used in clinical analgesic studies in children on the condition that the child has comprehended the use of the scale during the preoperative visit.
有多项关于成人各种疼痛评分量表相关性的研究，但针对儿童的此类研究却很少。为了获取自我报告疼痛量表（一个语言量表和两个视觉模拟量表）之间以及与基于行为评估的量表之间的相关性信息，我们回顾性分析了参与我们镇痛研究的141名儿科患者的疼痛评估情况。82名患者为男性，59名患者为女性。年龄范围为1.6至17.6岁。患者被分为三个年龄组。所有疼痛评分量表之间均具有相关性（P小于0.001），并且它们显示出良好的内部一致性。年龄组和两性之间的相关系数没有差异。因此，只要儿童在术前访视期间理解了量表的使用方法，目前使用的任何一种量表都可用于儿童临床镇痛研究。
