Table 4

Relationship between self-reported and parent-reported pain in previous week (n=421)

Self-report of pain by young personParent-report of their child's pain
None of the timeOnce or twiceA few timesFairly oftenVery oftenEvery dayTotal
Frequency of pain
 None of the time66(50%)33(25%)20(15%)4(3%)3(2%)5(4%)131(100%)
 Once or twice36(26%)49(35%)33(24%)9(6%)5(4%)8(6%)140(100%)
 A few times10(13%)24(31%)25(32%)5(6%)7(9%)7(9%)78(100%)
 Fairly often3(11%)7(26%)6(22%)5(19%)2(7%)4(15%)27(100%)
 Very often2(13%)0(0%)4(25%)5(31%)3(19%)2(13%)16(100%)
 Every day0(0%)2(7%)7(24%)4(14%)5(17%)11(38%)29(100%)
NoneVery mildMildModerateSevereVery severeTotal
Severity of pain
 None66(52%)31(24%)15(12%)13(10%)3(2%)0(0%)128(100%)
 Very mild24(26%)23(24%)28(30%)17(18%)2(2%)0(0%)94(100%)
 Mild14(15%)18(19%)28(30%)24(26%)9(10%)1(1%)94(100%)
 Moderate9(15%)8(13%)13(21%)23(37%)8(13%)1(2%)62(100%)
 Severe3(12%)2(8%)4(15%)9(35%)7(27%)1(4%)26(100%)
 Very severe1(6%)2(12%)4(24%)4(24%)2(12%)4(24%)17(100%)
  • If parent- and self-report had agreed completely, the percentages in bold would be 100%.