Keela Herr1, Justine S Sefcik2, Moni Blazej Neradilek3, Michelle M Hilgeman4, Princess Nash5, Mary Ersek6. 1. University of Iowa College of Nursing, Iowa City, Iowa. 2. New Courtland Center for Transitions and Health, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 3. The Mountain-Whisper-Light Statistics, Seattle, Washington. 4. Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center, Tuscaloosa, Alabama; The University of Alabama Alabama Research Institute on Aging & Department of Psychology, Tuscaloosa, Alabama; Division of Gerontology, Geriatrics, and Palliative Care, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama. 5. Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center, Tuscaloosa, Alabama. 6. Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Electronic address: ersekm@upenn.edu.
Abstract
PURPOSE: The Mobilization-Observation-Behavior-Intensity-Dementia (MOBID) Pain Scale is an observational tool in which raters estimate pain intensity on a 0-10 scale following five standardized movements. The tool has been shown to be valid and reliable in northern European samples and could be useful in the United States (US) for research and clinical purposes. The goal of this study was to examine the validity and reliability of the MOBID among English-speaking nursing home residents in the US. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. SETTINGS: Sixteen nursing homes in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia and Alabama. PARTICIPANTS: One hundred thirty-eight older adults with dementia and moderate to severe cognitive impairment. METHODS: Validity was evaluated using Spearman correlations between the MOBID overall pain intensity score and 1) an expert clinician's pain intensity rating (ECPIR), 2) nursing staff surrogate pain intensity ratings, and 3) known correlates of pain. We assessed internal consistency by Cronbach's alpha. RESULTS: MOBID overall scores were significantly associated with expert clinician's rating of current and worst pain in the past week (rho = 0.54, and 0.57; p < .001, respectively). Statistically significant associations also were found between the MOBID overall score and nursing staff current and worst pain intensity ratings as well as the Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia (rho = 0.29; p < .001). Internal consistency was acceptable (α = 0.83). CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS: Result of this study support the use of the MOBID in English-speaking staff and residents in the US. Findings also suggest that the tool can be completed by trained, nonclinical staff.
PURPOSE: The Mobilization-Observation-Behavior-Intensity-Dementia (MOBID) Pain Scale is an observational tool in which raters estimate pain intensity on a 0-10 scale following five standardized movements. The tool has been shown to be valid and reliable in northern European samples and could be useful in the United States (US) for research and clinical purposes. The goal of this study was to examine the validity and reliability of the MOBID among English-speaking nursing home residents in the US. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. SETTINGS: Sixteen nursing homes in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia and Alabama. PARTICIPANTS: One hundred thirty-eight older adults with dementia and moderate to severe cognitive impairment. METHODS: Validity was evaluated using Spearman correlations between the MOBID overall pain intensity score and 1) an expert clinician's pain intensity rating (ECPIR), 2) nursing staff surrogate pain intensity ratings, and 3) known correlates of pain. We assessed internal consistency by Cronbach's alpha. RESULTS:MOBID overall scores were significantly associated with expert clinician's rating of current and worst pain in the past week (rho = 0.54, and 0.57; p < .001, respectively). Statistically significant associations also were found between the MOBID overall score and nursing staff current and worst pain intensity ratings as well as the Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia (rho = 0.29; p < .001). Internal consistency was acceptable (α = 0.83). CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS: Result of this study support the use of the MOBID in English-speaking staff and residents in the US. Findings also suggest that the tool can be completed by trained, nonclinical staff.
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