title: [Validity and reliability of the Korean version of the pain assessment checklist for seniors with limited ability to communicate].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study was done to develop and test the validity and reliability of the Korean version of the Pain Assessment Checklist for Seniors with Limited Ability to Communicate (PACSLAC-K) in assessing pain of elders with dementia living in long-term care facilities.
  
  
  METHODS
  The PACSLAC-K was developed through forward-backward translation techniques. Survey data were collected from 307 elders with dementia living in 5 long-term care facilities in Korea. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation, Spearman's rho, paired t-test, ROC (receiver operation characteristic) curve with the SPSS/WIN (20.0) program.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The PACSLAC-K showed high internal consistency (.90), inter-rater reliability (.86), intra-rater reliability (.93), and high concurrent validity (.74) in paired t-test with PAINAD. Discriminant validity also showed a significant difference compared with no pain. The PACSLAC-K showed a sensitivity of .93, specificity of .88, and Area Under the Curve of .95 in the ROC curve.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The findings of this study demonstrate that PACSLAC-K is useful in assessing pain for elders with dementia living in long-term care facilities.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Korea.
authors.forename: Eun-Kyung
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Changwon National University, Changwon, Korea.
authors.forename: Se Young
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Mokpo National University, Muan, Korea.
authors.forename: Mi Ran
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Eom
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Eulji University, Daejeon, Korea.
authors.forename: Hyun Sook
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Eulji University, Daejeon, Korea. elee@eulji.ac.kr.
authors.forename: Eunpyo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D019540:Area Under Curve; D057189:Checklist; D003704:Dementia / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D010147:Pain Measurement; D012372:ROC Curve; D056910:Republic of Korea; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Dementia; Elders; Pain; Reliability; Validity