Hodgkinson K, Bear M, Thorn J, Van Blaricum S
Aust J Adv Nurs. 1994 Sep-Nov;12(1):17-22.
This paper describes the development and evaluation of the Pain Assessment Tool (PAT), a scoring system that was developed by a group of neonatal nurses to assess neonates' pain. To test the practical application of the tool and to compare the scoring system with nurses' subjective pain assessments, a pilot study was conducted with a sample of 20 neonates during the 24 hours following their surgery. The study found that PAT effectively quantified neonates' pain and that PAT scores reflected nurses' perceptions of the pain experienced by neonates. Based on the PAT scores, 15 babies experienced discomfort that required nursing comfort measures and eight babies needed both comfort measures and analgesia to relieve pain. Recommendations for future use of the Pain Assessment Tool are discussed.
本文描述了疼痛评估工具（PAT）的开发与评估，这是一套由一组新生儿护士开发的用于评估新生儿疼痛的评分系统。为测试该工具的实际应用，并将该评分系统与护士的主观疼痛评估进行比较，在20名新生儿术后24小时内进行了一项试点研究。研究发现，PAT能有效地量化新生儿的疼痛，且PAT评分反映了护士对新生儿所经历疼痛的认知。根据PAT评分，15名婴儿出现不适，需要采取护理安抚措施，8名婴儿既需要安抚措施也需要镇痛来缓解疼痛。文中还讨论了疼痛评估工具未来使用的建议。
