J Korean Acad Nurs.  2014 Aug;44(4):398-406. 10.4040/jkan.2014.44.4.398.

Validity and Reliability of the Korean Version of the Pain Assessment Checklist for Seniors with Limited Ability to Communicate

• Kim EK
• Kim SY
• Eom MR
• Kim HS
• Lee E

• KMID: 1791869
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2014.44.4.398

Abstract

PURPOSE
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.
CONCLUSION
The findings of this study demonstrate that PACSLAC-K is useful in assessing pain for elders with dementia living in long-term care facilities.

Keyword

Pain; Dementia; Elders; Validity; Reliability

MeSH Terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Area Under Curve
Checklist
Dementia/*physiopathology
Female
Geriatric Assessment/*methods
Humans
Long-Term Care/*methods
Male
*Pain Measurement
Questionnaires
ROC Curve
Republic of Korea

Figure

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  Figure 1 ROC curve of PACSLAC for pain assessment of elderly with dementia living in long-term care facilities.

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