Table 3 Intraclass Correlation Coefficients and their 95% confident intervals for the single items of the Bernese Pain Scale for Neonates
From: The influence of gestational age in the psychometric testing of the Bernese Pain Scale for Neonates
| Â | Heel Stick Phase 1 | Heel Stick Phase 2 | Heel Stick Phase 3 | Heel Stick Phase 4 | Heel Stick Phase 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | ICC [95%CI] | ICC [95%CI] | ICC [95%CI] | ICC [95%CI] | ICC [95%CI] |
Sleeping | |||||
 N | 135 | 139 | 117 | 105 | 93 |
 Single measures | 0.215 [0.13–0.31] | 0.267 [0.18–0.36] | 0.211 [0.13–0.30] | 0.185 [0.11–0.28] | 0.221 [0.13–0.33] |
 Average measures | 0.578 [0.43–0.69] | 0.646 [0.52–0.74] | 0.572 [0.43–0.69] | 0.532 [0.37–0.66] | 0.586 [0.43–0.71] |
Crying | |||||
 N | 138 | 140 | 117 | 107 | 94 |
 Single measures | 0.773 [0.72–0.82] | 0.694 [0.63–0.76] | 0.721 [0.65–0.78] | 0.719 [0.65–0.78] | 0.655 [0.57–0.73] |
 Average measures | 0.945 [0.93–0.96] | 0.919 [0.89–0.94] | 0.928 [0.90–0.95] | 0.927 [0.90–0.95] | 0.905 [0.87–0.93] |
Consolation | |||||
 N | 140 | 140 | 117 | 108 | 94 |
 Single measures | 0.453 [0.31–0.58] | 0.381 [0.22–0.53] | 0.420 [0.27–0.55] | 0.319 [0.16–0.48] | 0.257 [0.11–0.41] |
 Average measures | 0.805 [0.69–0.87] | 0.755 [0.58–0.85] | 0.784 [0.65–0.86] | 0.701 [0.48–0.82] | 0.634 [0.38–0.78] |
Skin colour | |||||
 N | 141 | 138 | 115 | 108 | 96 |
 Single measures | 0.074 [0.02–0.14] | 0.049 [0.03–0.37] | 0.073 [0.02–0.15] | 0.045 [0.00–0.10] | 0.072 [0.01–0.15] |
 Average measures | 0.285 [0.09–0.45] | 0.205 [0.03–0.37] | 0.284 [0.08–0.46] | 0.189 [0.01–0.36] | 0.280 [0.06–0.47] |
Facial expression | |||||
 N | 135 | 130 | 112 | 102 | 92 |
 Single measures | 0.655 [0.53–0.75] | 0.555 [0.43–0.66] | 0.558 [0.45–0.66] | 0.500 [0.37–0.62] | 0.514 [0.37–0.64] |
 Average measures | 0.905 [0.85–0.94] | 0.862 [0.79–0.91] | 0.863 [0.80–0.91] | 0.833 [0.75–0.89] | 0.841 [0.74–0.90] |
Posture | |||||
 N | 141 | 139 | 117 | 108 | 97 |
 Single measures | 0.551 [0.38–0.68] | 0.487 [0.31–0.63] | 0.536 [0.38–0.66] | 0.400 [0.25–0.54] | 0.342 [0.21–0.48] |
 Average measures | 0.860 [0.75–0.92] | 0.826 [0.69–0.89] | 0.852 [0.75–0.91] | 0.769 [0.62–0.85] | 0.722 [0.57–0.82] |
Breathing | |||||
 N | 119 | 111 | 100 | 95 | 82 |
 Single measures | 0.252 [0.17–0.34] | 0.348 [0.26–0.44] | 0.334 [0.24–0.44] | 0.348 [0.25–0.45] | 0.402 [0.30–0.51] |
 Average measures | 0.627 [0.51–0.72] | 0.727 [0.64–0.80] | 0.715 [0.62–0.79] | 0.727 [0.63–0.81] | 0.770 [0.68–0.84] |
Raw Scores Breathing | |||||
 N | 128 | 123 | 107 | 106 | 91 |
 Single measures | 0.636 [0.56–0.71] | 0.632 [0.56–0.71] | 0.674 [0.59–0.75] | 0.610 [0.53–0.69] | 0.630 [0.54–0.71] |
 Average measures | 0.897 [0.87–0.92] | 0.896 [0.86–0.92] | 0.912 [0.88–0.94] | 0.887 [0.85–0.92] | 0.895 [0.86–0.93] |