TABLE 3.

Clinical utility of the Adolescent Pediatric Pain Tool reported in published studies

First author (reference), year	Clinical utility
Crandall (18), 2007; Crandall (19), 2005; Crandall (22), 2002; Savedra (34), 1993	Provides information on etiology, influencing factors, impact on daily life, patterns and quality of pain
Crandall (19), 2005; Jacob (15), 2003; Savedra (34), 1993	Provides information on progress of pain during the course of hospitalization
Crandall (22), 2002; van Cleve (21), 2004; Jacob (15), 2003; Franck (23), 2002	Provides information on efficacy of pain management interventions
Crandall (19), 2005	Helps clinicians to design interventional plans tailored to physical and psychosocial patients’ functions
Crandall (19), 2005	List of pain descriptors reveals the lack of control over pain, fatigue, immobility and fear
Granados (29), 2009	Pain location information can be useful in predicting the amount of analgesia a patient will need
Crandall (18), 2007; Crandall (22), 2002; Franck (23), 2002; van Cleve (27), 1996	Allows patients to talk about their own pain experiences in a concrete way