Perspective infirmière : revue officielle de l'Ordre des infirmières et infirmiers du Québec
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The Faces Pain Thermometer (FPT) was developed for critically ill adults. It consists of a thermometer graded from 0 to 10, including six faces. The aim of this study was to examine the metric qualities of this new tool. ⋯ Discriminant validity was also supported with a higher pain intensity score during the nociceptive procedure (turning). The Faces Pain Thermometer showed acceptable metric qualities. This tool seems to be useful for pain assessment in critically ill patients and its implementation has been initiated in some clinical settings of the province of Quebec.