J Nurs Acad Soc.  1986 Apr;16(1):81-88.

A Study for Testing Validity of Korean Pain Measurement Tool

• Kim JH

Abstract

The main purpose of this study was to clarify the validity with patient's general background of Korean Pain Measurement tool. The subjects of this study were 195 patient from the 8 Med-Surgical wards in H. University Hospital in Seoul. The study was conducted over a 40 day period from Oct. 5, 1985 to Nov. 15, 1985. All patients had pain. Korean Pain Measurement tool and simple descriptive pain scale as Graphic Rating Scale were used to measure the pain. The Pearson Correlation Coefficient test was exercised to measure the correlation between the two kinds of pain tools. To clarify the Sensitivity of Korean Pain tool was used frequency with patient's response. To compare the diffenence in pain levels with patient's general background, ANOVA and t-test was employed. To compare the difference in pain levels existed due to pain area of the body used mean numbers. The outcome of the study was as follows: 1. A positive correlation did exist between two pain measurement tools.(r=.2028~. 7768, p<0.002) 2. The sensitive subclass in Korean Pain Measurement tools was 7 subclass. The 7 subclass are inflammatory repeated pain, simple stimulating, traction pressure, dull pain, cavity pain, digestion related pain, suffering-related pain. 3. The existence of levels of pain in accordance with patient's general background, the department of hospital, pain area of the body and school age was supported. Age, sex, religion, marrital status, economic status, acute or chronic status was not supported. 4. The existence of higher pain levels of the body area was anus, chest, and lower pain levels of the body area was eye, ear, nose and throat. Based on the above results, it was found that sensitive subclasses of the Korean Pain Measurement tool was 7 subclass among all of 20 subclass. Thus it can be concluded that Korean Pain Measurement tool when partialy used and supplemented, can be an effective tool of pain measurement for the patient in Korea.

MeSH Terms

Anal Canal
Digestion
Ear
Humans
Korea
Nose
Pain Measurement*
Pharynx
Seoul
Thorax
Traction