Assessment of postoperative pain Not Applicable
Conditions
Interventions
A formal forward-back-forward translation procedure to translate the PPPM into Dutch (PPPM-D) will be carried out. Furthermore an expert panel of two psychologists and two anesthesiologists will evalu
Sponsors
ZNA Middelheim Hospital
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Children 2 – 12 years old 2. Information and consent forms for parents and an assent form explained to the child 3. Undergoing one of the following surgical procedures: inguinal hernia repair, myringotomy, adenoidectomy, gastroscopy, dental surgery, orchidopexy, strabismus, circumcision, adenotonsillectomy, orthopedic osteosyntheses 4. One accompanying parent present at induction 5. Parents who speak and understand Dutch 6. No premedication
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Known mental/cognitive retardation 2. American Society Anesthesiologists ASA physical status >II
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain measured using the Dutch version of Parents’ Postoperative Pain Measure (PPPM-D) two times each day by parents (after breakfast and in the evening after dinner) during five consecutive days. Parents will also fill in the PPPM-D on the day of surgery before the intervention as basic assessment | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Pain measured using a Numerical Rating Scale (NRS-11) two times each day by parents (after breakfast and in the evening after dinner) during five consecutive days. Parents will also fill in the NRS on the day of surgery before the intervention as basic assessment 2. Pain measured using the Faces Pain Scale-Revised (FPS-R) two times each day during 5 postoperative days (self report by the children) | — |
Countries
Belgium
Outcome results
None listed