Visual analogue scales: scale recalibration by patients with dementia and their proxies [PDF]
Quality of Life Research, 2012 Visual analogue scales (VAS) are often used to measure health-related quality of life (HRQoL). However, when such scales contain ambiguous anchors like "best imaginable health state," they produce answers that are difficult to interpret, as such anchors are interpreted differently by respondents of different age.
Alexander M. M. Arons +4 more
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Validation of a visual analogue scale for the evaluation of the postoperative anxiety: A prospective observational study [PDF]
Nursing Open, 2019 Aim Anxiety affects the perception of pain during the postoperative period. A simple evaluation scale could improve the management of this component. The objective of this study was to evaluate the reproducibility and the consistency of a visual analogue
François Labaste +7 more
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Correlations among algometry, the visual analogue scale, and the numeric rating scale to assess chronic pelvic pain in women [PDF]
European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology: X, 2019 Objective: To investigate the correlation between the numerical rating scale, visual analogue scale, and pressure threshold by algometry in women with chronic pelvic pain. Study design: This was a cross-sectional study.
Mariane M. Alfonsin +5 more
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Design of Paper-Based Visual Analogue Scale Items. [PDF]
Educ Psychol Meas, 2021 Paper-based visual analogue scale (VAS) items were developed 100 years ago. Although they gained great popularity in clinical and medical research for assessing pain, they have been scarcely applied in other areas of psychological research for several decades.
Weigl K, Forstner T.
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HAND AND HAND PREFERENCES IN USE OF A VISUAL ANALOGUE SCALE
Perceptual and Motor Skills, 2008 Visual analogue scales are commonly used to measure the intensity of sensations, and their validity and reliability have been reported. However, biases similar to those found in visual line bisection have not been investigated. 23 right-handed and 19 left-handed participants, with a mean age of 30.1 yr., marked three points on a visual analogue scale ...
Jacqui G. McKechnie
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Applicability of visual-analogue scale in patients with orofacial pain [PDF]
Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo, 2013 Introduction. Orofacial pain occurs in various disorders of the orofacial region. Objective. The aim of this study was to examine applicability of the visual-analogue scale (VAS) in patients with orofacial pain (model of acute and chronic pain ...
Lončar Jovana +4 more
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Million Visual Analogue Scale Questionnaire: Validation of the Persian Version [PDF]
Asian Spine Journal, 2019 Study Design Descriptive cross-sectional study. Purpose To validate the Persian version of the Million Visual Analogue Scale Questionnaire (MVAS), a self-administered low back pain (LBP) questionnaire.
Hesam Akbari +6 more
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Postoperative Analgesic Efficacy of Transverse Abdominis Plane Block versus Port Site Local Infiltration in Laparoscopic Gynaecological Surgeries-A Randomised Clinical Trial [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2022 Introduction: Pain relief postoperatively has advantages related to better patient satisfaction in terms of early ambulation and discharge and also better cardiovascular stability, decreased infections, neurological complications, prevention of ...
MS Anusha +4 more
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Effectiveness of Intravenous Dexmedetomidine vs. Fentanyl for Attenuation of Haemodynamic Response to Pneumoperitoneum in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Randomised Double Blind Study [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2020 Introduction: Laparoscopy is a widely performed minimal invasive surgical procedure, wherein various haemodynamic changes are faced by anaesthesiologists during Pneumoperitoneum (PNP).
REEMA MEENA +3 more
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Transurethral Holmium Laser Cystolithotripsy under Local Anaesthesia in Adult Patients: A Prospective Observational Study at a Tertiary Care Centre in North-east India [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2022 Introduction: Urinary bladder stones comprise 5% of all urinary stones. Various modalities for the treatment of symptomatic bladder stones are available.
Stephen Lalfakzuala Sailo +2 more
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