Reference, Evidence Typea, and Gradeb | Article type/ population | Response Option Type | Conclusions |
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Liu et al. 2007 [5], Direct, C | Cross-Sectional Study; Children aged 4 to 11 years old | Faces scales; Likert-type VRS | In children 4 to 11 years, faces were combined with the Likert-type verbal categories to increase the children’s ability to understand the scale. |
Sanchez-Rodriguez et al. 2012 [11], Direct, A | Cross-Sectional Study; Children aged 6 to 8Â years old | Faces scales; Graphical scales; NRS; VAS | The Faces scale, NRS, Color scale, VAS cannot be used interchangeably to measure pediatric pain intensity. Of the four scales used, the NRS-11 produces the highest pain intensity score among children 6 to 8Â years old while the VAS produces the lowest. |