Painful differences between different pain scale assessments: The outcome of assessed pain is a matter of the choices of scale and statistics

Painful differences between different pain scale assessments: The outcome of assessed pain is a matter of the choices of scale and statistics

Perceived pain is a multi-factorial subjective variable, commonly measured by numeric rating scales, verbal descriptive scales (VDS), or by a position on an analogue line (VAS). A major question is whether an individual’s VAS and VDS pain assessments, on the same occasion, could be comparable. The a...

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Main Authors: Svensson Elisabeth, Lund Iréne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2024-03-01
Series:Scandinavian Journal of Pain
Subjects:
comparability
ordered categorical data
non-parametric methods
numeric rating scale
pain scales
paired data
rank-invariance
relationship
verbal descriptive scale
visual analogue scale
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/sjpain-2023-0113

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https://doi.org/10.1515/sjpain-2023-0113

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