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Adaptation and Initial Validation of the Premature Infant Pain Profile-Revised (PIPP-R) in Brazil

Mariana Bueno1, Mily Constanza Moreno-Ramos2, Evelyn Forni3

  • 1Child Health Evaluative Sciences, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Pain Management Nursing : Official Journal of the American Society of Pain Management Nurses
|May 20, 2019
PubMed

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The Premature Infant Pain Profile-Revised (PIPP-R) was successfully adapted and validated for Brazilian Portuguese infants. This ensures reliable pain assessment in clinical settings for this vulnerable population.

Area of Science:

  • Neonatal care
  • Pediatric pain management
  • Psychometrics

Background:

  • Reliable pain assessment is crucial for infant care.
  • The Premature Infant Pain Profile-Revised (PIPP-R) is a validated tool.
  • Cultural adaptation and validation are necessary for international use.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To culturally adapt the PIPP-R into Brazilian Portuguese.
  • To explore the content and construct validity of the adapted PIPP-R.
  • To ensure the PIPP-R maintains its meaning and content in the new language.

Main Methods:

  • Methodological study involving cross-cultural adaptation in four steps.
  • Expert committee evaluation of semantic and idiomatic equivalence.
  • Content validity index calculation and construct validity examination using existing data.

Main Results:

  • The PIPP-R was successfully adapted into Brazilian Portuguese.
  • Content validity index was 1.0, indicating adequacy.
  • High correlation between PIPP and PIPP-R scores demonstrated construct validity.

Conclusions:

  • The Brazilian Portuguese version of the PIPP-R is culturally adapted and validated.
  • The tool shows appropriate content and construct validity.
  • Further research is needed to assess feasibility and other psychometric properties in clinical settings.
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