Key study : Brudvik et al Flashcards
What is the aim of the study
What is the sample
Explain two weaknesses with the rating scales used by the 3–8-year-old
children. [4]
Up to 2 marks for each weakness 2.
Award 2 marks for an appropriate weakness stated and applied as required
by the question with detail / elaboration / example.
Award 1 mark for an appropriate weakness stated but not applied.
Answers may include:
children might be in too much pain (1) to want to complete a rating scale
such as the Wong-Baker faces scale (2)
children may not understand what they are required to do (1)
the measure is not valid (1) the ‘smiley face’ may not translate into actual
pain or the type of pain the child is experiencing (2)
the smiley face may not be reliable (1), but then again, the level of pain
can also change (2).
Suggest one way in which a child’s pain can be assessed, other than
using a rating scale. [2]
Award 2 marks for an appropriate suggestion stated and applied to study with
detail / elaboration / example.
Award 1 mark for an appropriate suggestion identified but not applied.
Answers may include:
by using a clinical interview (1) the child can be asked questions (at a
young child’s level) such as ‘point to where it hurts’ (2)
by observing the child’s behaviour (1) such as whether they are crying,
limping, holding an area (2).
Outline one rating scale completed by the 9–15-year-old children. [2]
the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) (1) often a line drawn on paper with a
severity scale. Like the ‘Coloured’ below, but without colours (2)
the Coloured Analogue Scale (CAS) (1) which has a line on a piece of
paper with pain severity ranging from 0 (green) to 100 (red) (2)
Outline one rating scale completed by the 3–8-year-old children. [2]
the Wong-Baker Faces Pain Rating Scale (1) which has 6 faces showing
0–10 increasing levels of pain (2)
the Faces Pain Scale (FPS-R) (1) which also has 6 faces with a 0–10
scale (0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10) (2).
