A recent review published in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews has identified significant deficiencies in the clinical rating scales currently used to assess pain in newborns. This review ...

and their prioritisation will make the greatest contribution to the evidence base for rating scales to assess neonatal pain. Collaborative efforts between clinicians and methodology experts will ...

Patients are asked to report their specific functional challenges (up to 5) and rate them on a scale of 0–10 (0=unable to perform to 10=no functional limitation). Self-reported functional challenges ...

Measurement of pain in preverbal infants has long been recognized as a challenge. The standard self-report scales that are used in adolescents and adults are not an option in infants, as infants ...