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ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Validation Testing of the European Portuguese Critical-Care Pain Observation Tool.

Rita Marques, Filipa Araújo, Marisa Fernandes, José Freitas, Maria Anjos Dixe, Céline Gélinas

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Article in Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. The Critical Care Pain Observation Tool for Families (CPOT-Fam).Canadian journal of pain = Revue canadienne de la douleur · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Rita MarquesCentre for Innovative Care and Health Technology (ciTechCare), Department of Nursing, Higher School of Health of The Portuguese Red Cross, 1300-125 Lisbon, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0003-2868-7468
Filipa AraújoDepartment of Rehabilitation, University Hospital of Santa Maria, 1649-028 Lisbon, Portugal.
Marisa FernandesIntensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Santa Maria, 1649-028 Lisbon, Portugal.
José FreitasOperating Room, University Hospital of Santa Maria, 1649-028 Lisbon, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0001-9842-4132
Maria Anjos DixeCentre for Innovative Care and Health Technology (ciTechCare), Nursing School, Polytechnic of Leiria, 2411-901 Leiria, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0001-9035-8548
Céline GélinasCentre for Nursing Research, Ingram School of Nursing, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montréal, QC H3T 1E2, Canada.
Hospital de Santa Maria · PTInstituto Politécnico de Leiria · PTJewish General Hospital · CA

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aim. The study aim was to validate the Portuguese version of the Critical-Care Pain Observation Tool (CPOT) in the critically ill adult population of Portugal. Methods. A prospective, observational cohort study was conducted to evaluate the CPOT in mechanically ventilated patients who were admitted to an intensive care unit. A consecutive sample of 110 patients was observed at rest pre-procedure, during a nociceptive procedure (NP) which includes turning/positioning and endotracheal or tracheal suctioning and 20 min post-procedure. Two raters participated in the data collection. The discriminative validity, criterion validity, convergent validity and inter-rater reliability of the CPOT were examined. Results. The inter-rater reliability was excellent (0.93 ≤ α ≤ 1.00) at rest and fair to moderate (0.39 ≤ α ≤ 0.60) during the NP. The CPOT could discriminate between conditions with higher scores during the NP when compared to CPOT scores at rest (p < 0.001). The optimal CPOT cut-off score was >2, with a sensitivity of 71% and a specificity of 80%, and self-reported pain was the gold standard criterion. Significant correlations (<0.40) were found between CPOT scores, the heart rate and the respiratory rate during the nociceptive procedure. Conclusions. The CPOT appears to be a valid alternative for both ventilated and non-ventilated patients who are unable to communicate.

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PMID35742126
PMCPMC9222682
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