• A Bosch-Alcaraz, I Jordan, J Guàrdia Olmos, and A Falcó-Pegueroles.
• Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Esplugues de Llobregat, Barcelona, España; Escuela de Enfermería, Facultad de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Barcelona, Barcelona, España. Electronic address: abosch@hsjdbcn.org.
• Med Intensiva. 2020 Dec 1; 44 (9): 542-550.

ObjectivesTo determine the measurement properties of the Spanish version of the COMFORT Behavior Scale developed by van Dijk et al. (2000) in pediatric critical care patients.DesignProspective observational and psychometric study.SettingLevel III Intensive Care Area at a university's children hospital.PatientsA total of 311 children with median age of 5.07 years (IQR = 0.9-11.7).InterventionsNone.Principal Variables And ResultsTo determine the measurement properties the Spanish version of the COMFORT Behavior Scale was simultaneous administered by 2nurses to 311 patients admitted to an eighteen-bed critical care unit of a third level pediatric hospital. The Spanish version of the COMFORT Behavior Scale obtained a Cronbach alpha coefficient of 0.715 and it is a tool made up of 3factors with 2items: 1) alertness and physical movement; 2) calmness/agitation and respiratory response/crying, and 3) muscle tone and facial tension.ConclusionsThe COMFORT B was adapted to Spanish and it has shown to be a valid an reliable tool to assess comfort in a group of children admitted to an Spanish Intensive Care Unit.Copyright © 2019 Elsevier España, S.L.U. y SEMICYUC. All rights reserved.

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