| Name of the Instrument/Tool | Faces Pain Scale Revised (FPS-R) |
| First Description |
Hicks CL, von Baeyer CL, Spafford PA, et al. The Faces Pain Scale-Revised: toward a common metric in pediatric pain measurement. Pain. 2001;93(2):173-183. |
| Year | 2001 |
| Domains | |
| Concept of constructs | Pain |
| Population/Disease | Generic |
| Originally developed for | Any RMD |
| Other rheumatic diseases where can be applied (only if validated) |
--- |
| Additional population with no rheumatic diseases |
Yes Children |
| Language: Originally published in | English |
| Available in Language | Finnish, Spanish, Serbian, Chinese, Czech, Polish, Russian, Maltese, Arabic, Korean, Norwegian, Danish, Hungarian, Japanese, Romanian, German, Thai, Portuguese, Slovak, Irish, Swedish, Filipino, French, Turkish, Lithuanian, Dutch, Greek, Ukrainian, Italian, Korean, Estonian |
| REFERENCE IDENTIFICATION | |
| Author/s | Hicks CL, von Baeyer CL, Spafford PA, van Korlaar I, Goodenough B |
| Title | The Faces Pain Scale-Revised: toward a common metric in pediatric pain measurement |
| Journal | Pain |
| Year | 2001 |
| Vol | 93 |
| Num | 2 |
| Pages | 173-183 |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Other references of interest | |
| Link | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23999954/ |
| Brief Description |
Validation of self-report pain scales in children. Pediatrics |
| Link | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25773461/ |
| Brief Description |
Clinically significant differences in acute pain measured on self-report pain scales in children |
| Link | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33091266/ |
| Brief Description |
Outcome Measures for Pediatric Pain: Practical Guidance on Clinical Use in Juvenile Arthritis |
| Instrument/Tool Translations References | |
| Link | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15327809/ |
| Brief Description |
Evaluation of reliability, validity, and preference for a pediatric pain intensity scale: the Catalan version of the faces pain scale--revised. |
| Link | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17371409/ |
| Brief Description |
Postoperative pain intensity assessment: a comparison of four scales in Chinese adults |
| Link | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29571279/ |
| Brief Description |
Qualitative Assessment of Face Validity and Cross-Cultural Acceptability of the Faces Pain Scale: "Revised" in Cameroon |
| DEVELOPER CONTACT INFORMATION | |
| Correspondence to | Carrie L Hicks |
| carrie.hicks@shaw.ca | |
| Address | Department of Psychology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada Department of Pediatrics, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. |
| Website | --- |
| Available | --- |
| Links | --- |
| DESCRIPTION OF THE INSTRUMENT | |
| Type Of Measure | Questionnaire, Scale |
| Brief Description |
The FPS-R is a single-domain measure focused on pain intensity. |
| Number of Items | 1 |
| Range | 0-10 |
| Responses options/scale |
Yes 6 drawn human faces. Each option exhibits a facial expression representing a different level of pain. |
| Developed for | Both |
| PRACTICAL APPLICATION | |
| Method of administration | Self-administered |
| Recommendations to score |
Each face is assigned a different score, as follows (from left to right): 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, or 10. |
| Score Interpretation | A score of 0 corresponds with no pain, whereas a score of 10 corresponds with very much pain. |
| Cut-off points | --- |
| Cut-off points applied to | --- |
| Smallest detectable change if described | --- |
| Smallest detectable change applied to | --- |
| Completion time by the patient | <1 minutes |
| Scoring time by the assessor | <1 minutes |
| Training to score | Not necessary |
| Strengths | --- |
| Limitations | --- |
| OTHER COMMENTS | |
| Other Comments |
The FPS-R is available for download on the IASP website in 68 different languages apart from English, including French, Spanish, and Chinese. They are available for download from the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) website https://www.iasp-pain.org/Education/Content.aspx?ItemNumber=1519 |