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Psychometric Properties of the Turkish Version of the Neonatal Infant Acute Pain Assessment Scale

Dilek Zengin1, Seda Ardahan Sevgili1, Figen Yardimci1

  • 1Ege University Faculty of Nursing, Department of Pediatric Nursing, Turkey.

Journal of Pediatric Nursing
|May 29, 2021
PubMed

Insights

The Turkish version of the Neonatal Infant Acute Pain Assessment Scale is valid and reliable for assessing pain in newborns. This tool helps accurately measure and manage neonatal pain.

Area of Science:

  • Neonatal care
  • Pain assessment
  • Clinical psychometrics

Background:

  • Newborns experience pain during routine procedures.
  • Effective pain assessment is crucial for neonatal well-being.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the Neonatal Infant Acute Pain Assessment Scale.
  • To provide a reliable tool for assessing acute pain in Turkish neonates.

Main Methods:

  • Methodological study involving 100 neonates in a tertiary NICU.
  • Data collection using demographic form, Neonatal Infant Acute Pain Assessment Scale, and Premature Infant Pain Profile.
  • Analysis of content validity, internal consistency, and interobserver reliability.

Main Results:

  • Content validity index ranged from 0.87 to 1.00.
  • Cronbach's alpha coefficients were between 0.708 and 0.833.
  • High item-total correlations and strong positive correlation for concurrent validity were observed.

Conclusions:

  • The Turkish version of the Neonatal Infant Acute Pain Assessment Scale is a valid and reliable instrument.
  • This scale can be used for accurate measurement and effective management of neonatal pain.
  • Further research is recommended to enhance neonatal pain management strategies.
Abstract

Keywords:
InfantNursesPain measurementReliabilityScaleValidity

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