Tool | Type of tool (unidimensional versus multidimensional)* | Parameters included in the tool | Clinical application or type(s) of pain assessed | Score range |
BIIP (Behavioral Indicators of Infant Pain) | Unidimensional |
|
| 0 to 9 |
BPSN (Bernese Pain Scale for Neonates) | Multidimensional |
|
| 0 to 27 |
COMFORTneo | Unidimensional |
|
| 6 to 30 |
COVERS (Crying, Oxygen requirement, Vital signs, Expression, Resting, Signaling distress) | Multidimensional |
|
| 0 to 10 |
CRIES (Crying, Requires increased oxygen administration, Increased vital signs, Expression, Sleeplessness) | Multidimensional |
|
| 0 to 10 |
DAN (Douleur Aiguë Nouveau-né) | Unidimensional |
|
| 0 to 10 |
EDIN (Echelle de Douleur et d'Inconfort du Nouveau-né) | Unidimensional |
|
| 0 to 15 |
NFCS (Neonatal Facial Coding System) | Unidimensional |
|
| 0 to 8 |
NIPS (Neonatal Infant Pain Scale) | Multidimensional |
|
| 0 to 7 |
N-PASS (Neonatal Pain Agitation and Sedation Scale) | Multidimensional |
|
| –10 to +10 |
PAT (Pain Assessment Tool) | Multidimensional |
|
| 0 to 20 |
PIPP-R (Premature Infant Pain Profile-Revised) | Multidimensional |
|
| 0 to 21 |
HR: heart rate; NICU: neonatal intensive care unit; SpO2: peripheral oxygen saturation.
* Unidimensional tools are those that evaluate only one type of pain response (either behavioral or physiologic responses). Multidimensional tools evaluate both behavioral and physiologic responses to pain.Do you want to add Medilib to your home screen?