title: Measuring patient opinion of pain management.
abstract: Pain management has been increasingly recognized as an important indicator of quality patient care. In this article, we describe the development of a measure of patients' perception of pain management. Based upon the American Pain Society's guidelines, the six-item Patient Opinion of Pain Management (POPM) scale demonstrated promising internal consistency, reliability, and validity in a sample of 241 patients from 11 hospitals. The POPM is discussed in the context of previous research on the assessment of pain management.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, University of Texas at Austin 78701-1499, USA.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Calvin
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Becker
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Biering
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Grobe
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010146:Pain / Q000451:nursing; D059408:Pain Management; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013781:Texas