Reliability of the Visual Analog Scale for Measurement of Acute Pain
Academic Emergency Medicine, 2001 OBJECTIVE Reliable and valid measures of pain are needed to advance research initiatives on appropriate and effective use of analgesia in the emergency department (ED).
Polly E. Bijur +2 more
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Quantitative sensory testing in painful hand osteoarthritis demonstrates features of peripheral sensitisation. [PDF]
, 2012 Hand osteoarthritis (HOA) is a prevalent condition for which treatments are based on analgesia and physical therapies. Our primary objective was to evaluate pain perception in participants with HOA by assessing the characteristics of nodal involvement ...
Ejindu, V +5 more
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PAIN Reports, 2021 The Pain Self-Efficacy Questionnaire has excellent validity, reliability, and responsiveness. Further high-quality studies are needed to determine responsiveness in populations other than chronic low back pain.
Marc-Olivier Dubé, P. Langevin, J. Roy
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Fractional order impedance models as rising tools for quantification of unconscious analgesia [PDF]
, 2013 This research focuses on modeling the diffusion process that occurs in the human body when an analgesic drug is taken up, by using fractional-order impedance models (FOIMs).
Chevalier, Amélie +3 more
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Interaction between low level laser therapy and anesthesia in wistar rats
Acta Scientiarum. Health Sciences, 2016 The aim was to assess whether the low level laser therapy (LLLT), 660 nm, can lower the effect of injectable anesthetics in rats. Wistar rats (n = 20) were used in two steps: 1) grip strength test and measuring the anesthesia time for control (G1A) and ...
Bruno Pogorzelski Rocha +5 more
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An Interprofessional Consensus of Core Competencies for Prelicensure Education in Pain Management: Curriculum Application for Physical Therapy [PDF]
, 2013 Core competencies in pain management for prelicensure health professional education were recently established. These competencies represent the expectation of minimal capabilities for graduating health care students for pain management and include 4 ...
Bement, Marie K. Hoeger +7 more
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Differential item functioning in the Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System Pediatric Short Forms in a sample of children and adolescents with cerebral palsy. [PDF]
, 2016 AIM: The present study examined the Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Mobility, Fatigue, and Pain Interference Short Forms (SFs) in children and adolescents with cerebral palsy (CP) for the presence of differential item ...
Bjorner +17 more
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Measurement of Pain in Children [PDF]
Pain Research and Management, 2009 IWK Health Centre and Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia Correspondence: Dr Patrick J McGrath, IWK Health Centre, 5850/5950 University Avenue, PO Box 9700, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3K 6R8. Telephone 902-470-6511, fax 902-470-6767, e-mail Patrick.mcgrath@iwk.nshealth.ca Pain research in infants, children and youth has come a long way since the ...
G. Allen Finley +3 more
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Buffer or amplifier? Longitudinal effects of social support for functional autonomy/dependence on older adults’ chronic-pain experiences [PDF]
, 2017 Objective: This longitudinal study aimed to investigate (a) the moderating role of formal social support for functional autonomy versus dependence on the relationship between pain intensity and pain-related disability among older adults with chronic pain
Bernardes, Sónia F +3 more
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