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FACES

Tests & Measures

Summary

What it measures:

The FACES pain scale is a self-reported pain scale that was created to assess the intensity of children’s pain. Based on the perception of the patient, FACES uses pictures to measure pain intensity. (2)  The scale has six faces with scores of 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, or 10.

Target Population:

Nonverbal children and verbal children over age 3 (1)

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Resource Details

Date: August 14, 2017
Contact:  practice@apta.org
Content Type:  Test & Measure

Symptoms & Conditions

Developmental Conditions, Pain

Patient Age

Preschool Child (2-5), Child (6-12)

Reviewer(s)

Hadiya Green Guerraro, PT, DPT, Board-Certified Sports Clinical Specialist

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