Content validation of a Critical Appraisal Tool for Reviewing Analgesia Studies (CATRAS) involving subjects incapable of self-reporting pain

L.N. Warne; S.A. Schug; T. Beths; J.T. Brondani; J.E. Carter; B.D.X. Lascelles; A.L. Raisis; S.A. Robertson; P.V.M. Steagall; P.M. Taylor; T. Whittem; S.H. Bauquier

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Content validation of a Critical Appraisal Tool for Reviewing Analgesia Studies (CATRAS) involving subjects incapable of self-reporting pain

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Content validation of a Critical Appraisal Tool for Reviewing Analgesia Studies (CATRAS) involving subjects incapable of self-reporting pain

L.N. Warne, S.A. Schug, T. Beths, J.T. Brondani, J.E. Carter, B.D.X. Lascelles, A.L. Raisis, S.A. Robertson, P.V.M. Steagall, P.M. Taylor, …

PAIN Reports, Vol.3(4), e670

2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1097/PR9.0000000000000670

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Introduction: This article reports the content validation of a Critical Appraisal Tool designed to Review the quality of Analgesia Studies (CATRAS) involving subjects incapable of self-reporting pain and provide guidance as to the strengths and weakness of findings. The CATRAS quality items encompass 3 domains: level of evidence, methodological soundness, and grading of the pain assessment tool. Objectives: To validate a critical appraisal tool for reviewing analgesia studies involving subjects incapable of self-reporting pain. Methods: Content validation was achieved using Delphi methodology through panel consensus. A panel of 6 experts reviewed the CATRAS in 3 rounds and quantitatively rated the relevance of the instrument and each of its quality items to their respective domains. Results: Content validation was achieved for each item of the CATRAS and the tool as a whole. Item-level content validity index and kappa coefficient were at least greater than 0.83 and 0.81, respectively, for all items except for one item in domain 2 that was later removed. Scale-level content validity index was 97% (excellent content validity). Conclusions: This 67-item critical appraisal tool may enable critical and quantitative assessment of the quality of individual analgesia trials involving subjects incapable of self-reporting pain for use in systematic reviews and meta-analysis studies.

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Title: Content validation of a Critical Appraisal Tool for Reviewing Analgesia Studies (CATRAS) involving subjects incapable of self-reporting pain
Authors/Creators: L.N. Warne (Author/Creator)
S.A. Schug (Author/Creator)
T. Beths (Author/Creator)
J.T. Brondani (Author/Creator)
J.E. Carter (Author/Creator)
B.D.X. Lascelles (Author/Creator)
A.L. Raisis (Author/Creator)
S.A. Robertson (Author/Creator)
P.V.M. Steagall (Author/Creator)
P.M. Taylor (Author/Creator)
T. Whittem (Author/Creator)
S.H. Bauquier (Author/Creator)
Publication Details: PAIN Reports, Vol.3(4), e670
Publisher: Wolters Kluwer
Identifiers: 991005543957307891
Murdoch Affiliation: School of Veterinary and Life Sciences
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

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