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December 8, 2025BloodOpen Access

The psychometric properties of the stoplight pain scale in children with sickle cell disease

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DTDaniel S. TszeNBNitya BakshiKBKathleen M. Brown

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Overview

Prospective observational cohort study demonstrates valid pain assessment in children with sickle cell disease, indicating effective E.D. analgesia management.

Key Points

  • To evaluate the validity of the Stoplight Pain Scale in children with sickle cell disease during vaso-occlusive episodes in the emergency department.
  • Conducted a prospective observational cohort study at 10 US sites from 2022-2024.
  • Enrolled children aged 3 to 21 years and assessed pain using both the Stoplight Pain Scale and Numeric Rating Scale.
  • Utilized descriptive statistics and Pearson correlation coefficients to analyze data.
  • Ninety-eight participants provided 394 assessments over multiple hospital days.
  • Stoplight Pain Scale and Numeric Rating Scale showed a strong correlation (r=0.77).
  • Pain levels improved significantly from enrollment to discharge, increasing ‘green’ responses from 19.6% to 62.9%.

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Tsze et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69362f5a4fa91c937236db01https://doi.org/10.1182/blood-2025-4722
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