Research Article

How Do Observational Scales Correlate the Ratings of Children’s Behavior during Pediatric Procedural Sedation?

Table 2

Houpt and OSUBRS scales [21, 22].

Behavior Scores

Houpt scale

Sleep(1) Fully awake, alert
(2) Drowsy, disoriented
(3) Asleep

Movement(1) Violent, interrupting treatment
(2) Continuous, making treatment difficult
(3) Controllable, not interfering with treatment
(4) No movement

Crying(1) Hysterical, demanding attention
(2) Continuous, persistent, making treatment difficult
(3) Intermittent, mild, not interfering with treatment
(4) No crying

Overall behavior(1) Aborted, no treatment rendered
(2) Poor, treatment interrupted, only partial treatment completed
(3) Regular, treatment interrupted but eventually completed
(4) Good, difficult, but all treatment performed
(5) Very good, some limited crying or movement, (e.g., during anesthesia or mouth prop insertion)
(6) Excellent, no crying or movement

Ohio State University Behavioral Rating Scale (OSUBRS)

(1) Quiet
(2) Crying, no movement
(3) With movement without crying
(4) Struggling