Based on available evidence , the NRS-11 , FPS-R , and CAS were strongly recommended for self-report of acute pain .
Only weak recommendations could be made for self-report measures for postoperative and chronic pain .
No measures were recommended for children younger than 6 years , identifying a need for further measurement refinement in this age range .
Abstract In 2006 , PAIN published a systematic review of the measurement properties of self-report pain intensity measures  in children and adolescents ( Stinson JN , Kavanagh T , Yamada J , Gill N , Stevens B. Systematic review of the psychometric properties , interpretability and feasibility of self-report pain intensity measures for use in clinical trials in children and adolescents .
Key developments in pediatric pain necessitate an up date of this work , most notably growing use of the 11-point numeric rating scale ( NRS-11 ) .
Our aim was to review the measurement properties of single-item self-report pain intensity measures in children 3 to 18 years old .
A secondary aim was to develop evidence -based recommendations for measurement of child and adolescent self-report of acute , postoperative , and chronic pain .
Cross-validation of a self-report scale for postoperative pain in school-aged children.
The present study cross-vali date d self-report pain scales : Verbal Rating Scale ( VRS  ) ,  Facial Expression Scale ( FACES  ) ,  Color Analogue Scale ( CAS ) and Poker Chip Tool ( PCT ) in Thai children aged 5 - 12 years . The concordance with observational measure , Children 's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Pain Scale ( CHEOPS ) was also tested . Among 100 students , test-retest reliability of all self-report measures was moderate to good ( K = 0.501 - 0.712 ) and only FACES yielded acceptable face validity(IC > 0.5 ) . Validation in 87 patients , all scales showed construct and concurrent validity . FACES was the most preferred scale . Agreement of self-report measures and CHEOPS was better in the age group 5 - 8 years ( K = 0.417 - 0.826 ) than 9 - 12 years ( K = 0.231 - 0.529 ) . In conclusion , FACES is a valid , reliable and practical tool . Self-report measures are more in concordance with CHEOPS in the younger age group
Based on available evidence , the NRS-11 , FPS-R , and CAS were strongly recommended for self-report of acute pain .
Only weak recommendations could be made for self-report measures for postoperative and chronic pain .
No measures were recommended for children younger than 6 years , identifying a need for further measurement refinement in this age range .
Abstract In 2006 , PAIN published a systematic review of the measurement properties of self-report pain intensity measures  in children and adolescents ( Stinson JN , Kavanagh T , Yamada J , Gill N , Stevens B. Systematic review of the psychometric properties , interpretability and feasibility of self-report pain intensity measures for use in clinical trials in children and adolescents .
Key developments in pediatric pain necessitate an up date of this work , most notably growing use of the 11-point numeric rating scale ( NRS-11 ) .
Our aim was to review the measurement properties of single-item self-report pain intensity measures in children 3 to 18 years old .
A secondary aim was to develop evidence -based recommendations for measurement of child and adolescent self-report of acute , postoperative , and chronic pain .