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The measurement of human pain

Dental Traumatology, 1986
Abstract The assessment of human pain is complicated not only because pain, like other sensory experiences, is subjective, but also because pain, unlike other sensory experiences, may be modified by psychological, social, and situational factors. These factors can modify the neuronal response evoked by a relatively constant noxious stimulus (such as an
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How to Measure Pain

Current Oncology Reports, 2020
Pain is a multi-faceted symptom. Effective pain assessment involves properly defining the pain syndrome, utilizing various assessment tools, and recognizing different conditions which may affect the expression and the management of pain.Pain results from multiple physical and psychosocial etiological interplay.
Michael, Tang, Kimberson, Tanco
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Assessment and measurement of pain

European Journal of Cancer Care, 1994
This paper provides an overview of issues relating to pain assessment and management. Areas to be covered include the problems involved in assessing pain as a subjective phenomenon, the constraints of assessment within the clinical field, factors that affect pain, and pain assessment tools and questionnaires. The aim of the reference list is to provide
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Pain control and mechanisms for the measurement of pain

Journal of Psychopharmacology, 1991
Three different aspects of pain measurement have been selected for review in this paper. In the first section important scales for the measurement of subjective pain are evaluated and some of the main shortcomings outlined. Then follows a discussion of how perceptions of pain control can be assessed using available scales.
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Pain measurement: an overview

Pain, 1985
The practice and theoretical basis of pain measurement is reviewed and critically examined in the areas of animal research, human subjects laboratory investigation and clinical study. The advantages and limitations of both physiological and behavioral methods are discussed in each area, and subjective report procedures are evaluated in human laboratory
C R, Chapman   +5 more
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Measuring pain: issues of interpretation

The Lancet, 2008
Alan Krueger and Arthur Stone report that pain prevalence is associated with socioeconomic status, but is inconsistently related to age and sex. Furthermore, pain prevalence in the USA was about 10 points lower than that reported in Finland. These differences might stem from the fact that self-reports of pain are not fully comparable across individuals
Avendano, Mauricio, Van Soest, Arthur
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Behavioral measures of pain

2013
Abstract Though self-report has historically been considered the “gold-standard” measure of pain, behavioral observations are an important source of information and can address a number of limitations of self-report. In this chapter, we will review the current state of evidence on behavioral measures of pain in children and ...
Jill MacLaren Chorney   +1 more
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CLINICAL MEASUREMENT OF PAIN

Medical Journal of Australia, 1979
The problems of clinical measurement of pain are considered. Various adjuncts to the standard clinical interview are proposed. These are: written reports, visual analogue scales, McGill's Pain Assessment Questionnaire, and a weekly pain chart. The advantages and disadvantages of each are discussed.
D, Elton, G D, Burrows, G V, Stanley
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Pain outcome measures

Journal of Hand Therapy, 2001
Pain is a complex, multi-dimensional experience that is usually associated with local tissue damage or may be referred from a distant site. Classically, pain is viewed as having sensory, affective, and cognitive components. To assess pain, however, the clinician or the researcher must use the most appropriate measure for the given situation.
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Measurement of pain: Patient preference does not confound pain measurement

Pain, 1981
Chronic pain patients reported pain intensity on each of 3 pain intensity scales, the visual analog, numerical and adjectival scales, and then ranked the scales in order of perceived best communication of pain intensity. All patients were able to complete an adjectival scale but 11% were unable to complete a visual analog scale and 2% failed at a ...
Edwin, Kremer   +2 more
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