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Jennie C. I. Tsao, Lonnie K. Zeltzer, Commentary: Evidence-based Assessment of Pediatric Pain, Journal of Pediatric Psychology, Volume 33, Issue 9, October 2008, Pages 956–957, https://doi.org/10.1093/jpepsy/jsn027
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The article by Cohen et al. examining the evidence basis for measures of pediatric pain is a state-of-the-art review of empirically supported instruments for childhood pain. Given the burgeoning interest in the field of pediatric pain and the plethora of relevant measures, the Cohen review is extremely timely and will likely have a substantial impact on the field by helping to guide clinicians and researchers in their quest for the best available assessment tool to meet their specific needs. The authors are to be commended for implementing a clear, systematic approach to evaluate the evidence base for a wide range of instruments to assess pediatric pain. Their evaluation system has it origins in the framework developed by the American Psychological Association (APA) Division 12 Task Force on Promotion and Dissemination of Psychological Procedures (Chambless & Hollon, 1998; Task Force on Promotion and Dissemination of Psychological Procedures, 1995). These original criteria, developed over a decade ago, defined the standards by which psychological therapies may be judged efficacious. As such, the Division 12 Task Force criteria were instrumental in propelling the science of clinical psychology forward. The criteria developed by Cohen and colleagues (Cohen et al., in press), also commissioned by the APA (Division 54, Society of Pediatric Psychology Assessment Task Force) represent an extension of this prior approach and as such constitute an important step in promoting the rigorous study of childhood pain.
