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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.
Arons, A.M.M., Krabbe, P.F.M., Wilt, G.J. van der, Olde Rikkert, M.G.M., Adang, E.M.M.   +4 more
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Can Stroke Patients Use Visual Analogue Scales? [PDF]

Stroke, 1999
Background and Purpose—Visual analogue scales (VAS) have been used for the subjective measurement of mood, pain, and health status after stroke. In this study we investigated how stroke-related impairments could alter the ability of subjects to answer accurately.Methods—Consent was obtained from 96 subjects with a clinical stroke (mean age, 72.5 years;
C I, Price, R H, Curless, H, Rodgers
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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, Panić Zorica, Stojšin Ivana, Savović Slobodan, Petrović Bojan   +4 more
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Use of the visual analog scale of craving in addiction medicine: advantages and limitations of the method

Обозрение психиатрии и медицинской психологии имени В.М. Бехтерева
Craving for psychoactive substances is a hallmark feature of psychoactive substance use and one of the central symptoms of substance use disorder in the DSM-5 and ICD-10.
Evgeny M. Krupitsky, Elvina A. Akhmetova, Svetlana G. Klimanova   +2 more
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The Effect of Combined Aquatic Exercise on Body Composition, Muscular Function, Static Balance and Visual Analogue Scale in Female Elderly with Knee Osteoarthritis [PDF]

The Asian Journal of Kinesiology, 2018
PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of 12-week combined aquatic exercise on body composition, muscular function, static balance and visual analogue scale in female elderly with knee osteoarthritis (OA).
Bee-Oh Lim, Sung-Sun Kang, Ji-Hoon Cho, Jung-Wha Moon   +3 more
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Protein pyrophosphorylation by inositol pyrophosphates — detection, function, and regulation

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Protein pyrophosphorylation is an unusual signaling mechanism that was discovered two decades ago. It can be driven by inositol pyrophosphate messengers and influences various cellular processes. Herein, we summarize the research progress and challenges of this field, covering pathways found to be regulated by this posttranslational modification as ...
Sarah Lampe, Tanmay Kumar Mohanty, Rashna Bhandari, Dorothea Fiedler   +3 more
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Evaluation of the Short- and Long-Term Effectiveness of Pulsed Radiofrequency and Conventional Radiofrequency Performed for Medial Branch Block in Patients with Lumbar Facet Joint Pain

Pain Research and Management, 2018
Background. Diagnosis of lumbar facet joint disease is the sum of the combinations consisting of history, physical activity, and diagnostic imaging frequently including computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging scans.
Abdurrahman Çetin, Abdulkadir Yektaş
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The Effect of Metoclopramide Addition to Lidocaine on Pain of Patients with Grades II and III Post-Episiotomy Repair [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2017
Introduction: Episiotomy is the most common procedure used for dilatation of the vaginal opening for giving birth. Although episiotomy is associated with benefits for the mother, it may lead to short term and long term disabilities, including ...
Sheida Shabanian, Sara Kalbasi, Gholamreza Shabanian, Bahram Khoram, Forozan Ganji   +4 more
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Perioperative anxiolysis and analgesic effect after premedication with melatonin and pregabalin in total hip arthroplasty under spinal anaesthesia: A prospective comparative trial

Advanced Biomedical Research, 2023
Background: Preoperative anxiety plays a critical role in post-operative pain response and other outcomes. Melatonin is a naturally secreted hormone which has anxiolytic, sedative, and analgesic properties.
Akash Mishra, Vinod Kumar Srivastava, Ravi Prakash, Neel Kamal Mishra, Jyotsna Agarwal, Shruti Kabi   +5 more
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Vertical or horizontal visual analogue scales. [PDF]

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 1979
Vertical and horizontal visual analogue scales have been compared in the measurement of pain. There was a good correlation between the 2 scales, but the scores from horizontal scales tended to be slightly lower than those from vertical scales.
J, Scott, E C, Huskisson
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