CRIES: a new neonatal postoperative pain measurement score. Initial testing of validity and reliability.
We have developed a neonatal pain assessment tool CRIES. The tool is a ten point scale similar to the APGAR score (Apgar 1953). It is an acronym of five physiological and behavioural variables previously shown to be associated with neonatal pain. C--Crying; R--Requires increased oxygen administration; I--Increased vital signs; E--Expression; S--Sleeplessness. We have tested CRIES for validity and reliability. This report is the result of that testing. We have found CRIES to be valid, reliable and well accepted by neonatal nurses.
Department of Anesthesiology, University of Missouri-Columbia, School of Medicine 65212, USA.
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D003448:Crying; D005149:Facial Expression; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D010102:Oxygen Inhalation Therapy; D010147:Pain Measurement / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012890:Sleep