Children's Computer Assessment of Pain

儿童计算机疼痛评估

基本信息

批准号：
7157950
负责人：
JOHN C BAIRD
金额：
$ 11.62万
依托单位：
PSYCHOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS, LLC
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
财政年份：
2006
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2006-08-01 至 2007-01-30
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7157950
关键词：
adolescence (12-20)analgesia behavioral /social science research tag child (0-11)clinical research computer assisted patient care computer program /software computer system design /evaluation data collection methodology /evaluation face expression human subject pain pain threshold patient oriented research pediatrics psychometrics

项目摘要

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Project Summary/Abstract: Ongoing concerns about the management of children's pain and its treatment make pain assessment in children a high medical priority. Currently, the dominant clinical technique has children indicate pain by selecting from among a set of static, stylized facial expressions that represent different degrees of pain. Although the widespread use of such methods has yielded substantial clinical information, these so-called "face scales" can only show a small number of facial expressions (6 or 7), do not allow the user to fine-tune ratings, and do not provide for automatic computer storage and data analysis. The objective of this Phase I proposal is to develop a computerized method for assessing pain by having a child adjust a cartoon face whose expression can range continuously from a frown to a smile. This software is referred to as the Children's Computer Assessment of Pain (C-CAP), and it has been successfully tested in preliminary work with hospitalized children and with a comparable group of healthy children. The results of this preliminary work are promising and encourage further development. The purpose of the 2 studies proposed here is to collect data on the C-CAP's psychometric properties of test-retest reliability, concurrent validity, and acceptance through the testing of 120 patients in 2 hospitals (1 rural, 1 urban) that provide specialized care for children. PROPOSED COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS. There are excellent commercial prospects for computer software that allows children to rate their level of pain. Such a method could also prove useful for testing adults with limited language skills, and in cross-cultural situations where the impact of language differences must be negated. Once the software package is implemented and tested, site licenses for the program will be sold to clinics and hospitals, as well as to pharmaceutical companies conducting clinical trials both in the US and internationally. Project Narrative: The objective of this project is to evaluate a new computerized method that allows children (patients) to express their pain by adjusting and fine-tuning the emotional expression of a cartoon face. This type of information will assist nurses and other health care providers in determining the most appropriate treatment for children in pain.

描述（由申请人提供）：项目摘要/摘要：对儿童疼痛管理及其治疗的持续关注使得儿童疼痛评估成为医疗优先事项。目前，主流的临床技术让儿童通过从一组代表不同程度疼痛的静态、程式化面部表情中进行选择来表示疼痛。尽管此类方法的广泛使用已经产生了大量的临床信息，但这些所谓的“面部量表”只能显示少量的面部表情（6或7个），不允许用户微调评级，并且不能提供自动计算机存储和数据分析。第一阶段提案的目标是开发一种计算机化方法，通过让孩子调整卡通面孔来评估疼痛，该卡通面孔的表情可以从皱眉到微笑不断变化。该软件被称为儿童计算机疼痛评估（C-CAP），已在住院儿童和一组健康儿童的初步工作中成功进行了测试。这项初步工作的结果是有希望的，并鼓励进一步的发展。这里提出的 2 项研究的目的是通过对 2 家提供专业护理的医院（1 家农村，1 家城市）的 120 名患者进行测试，收集有关 C-CAP 心理测量特性的数据，包括重测可靠性、同时有效性和接受度对于儿童。拟议的商业应用。允许儿童评估疼痛程度的计算机软件具有良好的商业前景。这种方法对于测试语言技能有限的成年人以及必须消除语言差异影响的跨文化环境也可能有用。一旦软件包被实施和测试，该程序的现场许可证将出售给诊所和医院，以及在美国和国际上进行临床试验的制药公司。项目叙述：该项目的目的是评估一种新的计算机化方法，该方法允许儿童（患者）通过调整和微调卡通面孔的情绪表达来表达他们的痛苦。此类信息将帮助护士和其他医疗保健提供者确定对疼痛儿童最合适的治疗方法。