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Translation and validation of a Swedish version of the Visual Vertigo Analogue Scale

open access: yesAnnals of Medicine, 2023
Purpose The present study aimed to construct and validate a Swedish translation (VVAS-S) of the Visual Vertigo Analogue Scale (VVAS).Materials and Methods The original English VVAS was translated into Swedish by the two authors and back-translated by an ...
Tobias Wibble, Tony Pansell
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Visual analogue scales: scale recalibration by patients with dementia and their proxies [PDF]

open access: yesQuality 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.   +4 more
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Can Stroke Patients Use Visual Analogue Scales? [PDF]

open access: yesStroke, 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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Peak nasal inspiratory flow measurement and visual analogue scale in a large adult population

open access: yesClinical Otolaryngology, 2019
Nasal obstruction is the most common symptom in nasal diseases. It can be evaluated objectively, that is by means of peak nasal inspiratory flow (PNIF) measures and/or subjectively by means of validated questionnaires.
G. Ottaviano   +6 more
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Use of the visual analog scale of craving in addiction medicine: advantages and limitations of the method

open access: yesОбозрение 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   +2 more
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Tailoring the Cut-off Values of the Visual Analogue Scale and Numeric Rating Scale in Itch Assessment.

open access: yesActa Dermato-Venereologica, 2017
Itch is a common symptom in many dermatological patients, but also in various systemic, neurological and psychiatric conditions. However, due to its subjective nature, an objective measurement of itch severity represents a significant challenge both in ...
A. Reich   +9 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Outcome of anterior lumbar interbody fusion : a retrospective study of clinical and radiologic parameters [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Objective. This study aims to critically evaluate the long-term results of stand-alone anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF), without use of rhBMP-2, as a therapeutic option for symptomatic patients with degenerative disc disease (DDD).
Caemaert, Jacques   +7 more
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Visual analogue scale for sino-nasal symptoms severity correlates with sino-nasal outcome test 22: paving the way for a simple outcome tool of CRS burden

open access: yesClinical and Translational Allergy, 2018
BackgroundA visual analogue scale (VAS) is a psychometric instrument widely used in the Rhinology field to subjectively quantify patient’s symptoms severity.
M. Doulaptsi   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A Review Study of Psychometric Functioning of a Picture Scale to Assess Joy in Childhood [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
The early emergence of emotional understanding by means of facial expressions allows the assessmentof basic emotions from young ages through pictures or photographs of human faces.
Oros, Laura Beatriz   +1 more
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Gonadotrophin-releasing hormone analogue or dienogest plus estradiol valerate to prevent pain recurrence after laparoscopic surgery for endometriosis: a multi-center randomized trial. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Objectives To evaluate the efficacy of dienogest + estradiol valerate (E2V) and gonadotrophin-releasing hormone analogue (GnRH-a) in reducing recurrence of pain in patients with chronic pelvic pain due to laparoscopically diagnosed and treated ...
Calagna, Gloria   +7 more
core   +1 more source

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