Wong-Baker FACES Pain Rating Scale
The Wong-Baker FACES Pain Rating Scale uses face anchors to help people rate pain intensity. This page is for clinics. It is not a diagnosis and not a public test.
Overview
What is the Wong-Baker FACES?
FACES ratings are often used when a numeric line is a poor fit, including some paediatric or communication-support settings. A face choice is still an intensity rating, not a diagnosis.
Development and clinical use
Wong and Baker published the FACES Pain Rating Scale for clinical use. Confirm current official materials and the intended population before a live pathway.
- Catalogue status
- Educational entry
- Production scoring
- Not independently verified
- Mode
- self-report
- Typical use
- Clinician-reviewed intake
- Clinical role
- Faces-based intensity rating support
Administration
A focused client experience
Wong-Baker FACES is completed as a focused self-report and stored for clinician review. This public page does not collect answers or return a score.
- One question at a time with visible progress
- Large keyboard-operable response choices
- Previous, next, and answer-review steps
- Clear confirmation that results go to the clinic
The illustration shows layout only. It does not reproduce Wong-Baker FACES item wording.
Report showcase
Designed to make evidence easy to review
The downloadable synthetic example illustrates report layout using invented response patterns, without patient data or instrument questions.
- Named instrument, version, and provenance
- Item-level response pattern without source wording
- Methodology, references, and clinical boundary
- Responsible clinician review rather than automated conclusions
Clinician review required
Methodology
Understand the measure and its scoring conventions
Published scoring conventions may exist in official materials. This public page does not independently verify scoring, cutoffs, or a production scoring rule. Use the official form and scoring instructions for the version you intend to use.
References
- Official FACES informationWong-Baker FACES Foundation. Wong-Baker FACES Pain Rating Scale.
Questions
What clinics ask before they evaluate the Wong-Baker FACES
These answers stay inside educational catalogue scope. They do not replace official manuals or clinician judgement.
Does a FACES rating diagnose a pain condition?
No. It is an intensity rating for clinician review.
Can I complete it here?
No. This landing is educational.
Is this only for children?
The official materials define intended populations. Confirm the version and population your clinic intends.