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C S Crow

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PubMed1997

Children's Pain Perspectives Inventory (CPPI): developmental assessment.

This study explored the reliability and validity of the Children's Pain Perspectives Inventory (CPPI), an instrument designed to assess the developmental progression of children's pain perspectives. The convenience sample included 88 children between 5 and 13 years of age. Results from this descriptive correlational study indicated that children's pain perspectives could be developmentally ordered, coded and scored reliably, and with validity. An interrater reliability of 0.94 and an internal consistency reliability of 0.86 was obtained on the final group of 48 children. The criterion validity of the CPPI was supported by significant positive correlations between scores on the CPPI and the Cartoon Conservation Scale (CCS), a measure of cognitive development (r = 0.67, P = 0.001). Additional testing and refinement of the CPPI is recommended.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1996

Assessment of pain coping styles: development of an inventory.

The Pain Coping Style Inventory (PCSI) is an instrument designed to measure the pain coping style of individuals. It is based on the pain coping model and typology described by Copp. A study with a convenience sample of 145 university graduates, undergraduates, and faculty revealed a Cronbach's alpha reliability coefficient of 0.90, adequate stability, and a nine factor analysis solution representing 57% of the variance. Four of Copp's five coping styles are clearly defined by the factor analysis: interactive, reactive, combatant, and victim. Five more coping styles are named: contractor, distractor, spiritual coping, substance users, and mind over matter. The development and piloting of the PCSI is a step towards empowering the nurse with the ability to provide patients with individualized pain coping strategies.

Adaptation, Psychological↗
PubMed1984

Smoking areas on school grounds: are we encouraging teenagers to smoke?

In the United States, smoking has been identified as a major health hazard for the past 20 years. This study attempts to determine the relationship between the availability of a smoking area on school grounds, the incidence of smoking among teenagers, and the number of cigarettes smoked per day by teenagers. A questionnaire was administered to the target population and a matched control group at two suburban high schools, similar in size and socioeconomic status. One of the two schools provided a smoking area for students. The findings suggest a possible relationship between providing a smoking area for students and an increase in the number of teenage smokers. The findings also indicate a possible decrease in teenage, male smokers. Our findings should prompt health professionals, educators, and parents to ask, "Are we encouraging our teenagers to smoke?"

Adolescent↗