Pain-Related Abnormal Neuronal Synchronization of the Nucleus Accumbens in Parkinson’s Disease by Kaoru Kinugawa, Tomoo Mano, Yuya Yamatani, Toshiteru Miyasaka, Hiroshi Kataoka, Kazuma Sugie

“…We assessed 23 patients with sporadic PD based on rsfMRI and pain intensity using the revised Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire. Patients with PD displayed higher pain intensity scores in the “off” state than in the “on” state. …”
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Chronic postthoracotomy pain in transapical transcatheter aortic valve replacement by Brian R Gebhardt, Ankit Jain, Sarah A Basaham, Farhad Zahedi, Stefan Ianchulev, Larry H Brinckerhoff, John G Augoustides, Prakash A Patel, Andrea Tsai, Frederick C Cobey

“…A telephone interview was conducted at least 2 months following TAVR; participants were asked to describe their pain using the Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire. Measurements and Main Results: Odds ratio (OR) was calculated using the proportions of questionnaire responders reporting “sensory” descriptors in the TA-TAVR versus the TF-TAVR groups. …”
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The potential beneficial effects of education and familiarity with cesarean section procedure and the operating room environment on promotion of anxiety and pain intensity: A rando... by Jamshid Eslami, Neda Hatami, Azadeh Amiri, Marzieh Akbarzadeh

“…The Beck Anxiety Inventory was completed by the two groups before and after the intervention. The McGill Pain Questionnaire was also filled out by the two groups in the ward after the cesarean section. …”
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Psychometric Properties of the Abdominal Pain Index (API) in the Iranian Adolescent Population by Sepideh Hoseini, Mahdi Jafari, Zahra Asl Soleimani, Kaveh Qaderi Bagajan, Meysam Sadeghi, Shadi Zolfaghari

“…Instruments, including API, somatic symptoms subscale of the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ), and McGill Pain Questionnaire (MPQ), were also completed for the participants. …”
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Russian Adaptation of the Pain Catastrophizing Scale by Radchikova N.P., Adashinskaya G.A., Sanoyan T.R., Shupta A.A.

“…Estimates of pain catastrophizing are positively correlated with the estimates of pain strength and intensity (McGill Pain Questionnaire, adapted by V. Kuzmenko in 1986), as well as with the level of self-control (Brief Self-Control Scale by J.P. …”
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Neuropathic Pain in Elderly Patients with Chronic Low Back Painand Effects of Pregabalin: A Preliminary Study by Yoshihito Sakai, Kenyu Ito, Tetsuro Hida, Sadayuki Ito, Atsushi Harada

“…Pain and activities of daily living were assessed using the Neuropathic Pain Screening Questionnaire (NePSQ), the pain DETECT questionnaire, visual analog scale, the Japanese Orthopedic Association score, the short form of the McGill Pain Questionnaire and the Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire. …”
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A randomised controlled trial to assess the effectiveness of a single session of nurse administered massage for short term relief of chronic non-malignant pain by Coulson Katrina, Martin June, Crichton Nicola, Seers Kate, Carroll Dawn

“…Pain was assessed using 100 mm visual analogue scale and the McGill Pain Questionnaire. Pain Relief was assessed using a five point verbal rating scale. …”
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Correlation Of Psychosomatic Factors And Personality Traits With The Severity Of Hidradenitis Suppurativa by Konstantinos Kontoangelos, Foteini Dionysia Foulou, Sofia Tsiori, Charalabos Papageorgiou, Alexander Stratigos, Aikaterini I Liakou

“…The psychometric instruments administered were the Symptom Checklist-90 (SCL90), the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (EPQ), the short-form McGill Pain Questionnaire (SF-MPQ), the Hurley and refined Hurley classifications, the International Hidradenitis Suppurativa Severity Scoring System  (IHS4), and a short demographic questionnaire. …”
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Suicidal Ideation in Newly-Diagnosed Chinese Cancer Patients by Yongfu Zhang, Wengao Li, Zijun Zhang, Hengwen Sun, Samradhvi Garg, Yuan Yang, Hongmei Wang

“…Eligible participants were asked to complete a Case Record Form (CRF), the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), General Anxiety Disorder Questionnaire (GAD-7), Fear of Cancer Recurrence Questionnaire (FCRQ-7), and McGill Pain Questionnaire-Visual Analogue Scale (MPQ-VAS). …”
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A Retrospective Study of Postmastectomy Pain Syndrome: Incidence, Characteristics, Risk Factors, and Influence on Quality of Life by Yang Meijuan, Peng Zhiyou, Tang Yuwen, Feng Ying, Chen Xinzhong

“…The questionnaires comprised the short form of the McGill Pain Questionnaire (SF-MPQ) exploring the characteristics and the description of the pain, and a Short Form-36 (SF-36) Health Survey evaluating quality of life. …”
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An open-label, long-term study examining the safety and tolerability of pregabalin in Japanese patients with central neuropathic pain by Onouchi K, Koga H, Yokoyama K, Yoshiyama T

“…Pregabalin treatment improved total score, sensory pain, affective pain, visual analog scale (VAS), and present pain intensity scores on the Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire (SF-MPQ) and ten-item modified Brief Pain Inventory (mBPI-10) total score at endpoint compared with baseline. …”
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The social dimension of chronic pain: problems of measurement by Rennell, Beverley

“…Two commonly used pain measurements, the McGill Pain Questionnaire and Visual Analogue Scale were compared to individual accounts of pain obtained by semi-structured interviews with people who had rheumatoid arthritis. …”
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Targeting the affective component of chronic pain: a case series of deep brain stimulation of the anterior cingulate cortex. by Boccard, S, Fitzgerald, J, Pereira, E, Moir, L, Van Hartevelt, T, Kringelbach, M, Green, A, Aziz, T

“…Patient-reported outcome measures were collected before and after surgery using a Visual Analog Scale, SF-36 quality of life survey, McGill Pain Questionnaire, and EQ-5D (EQ-5D and EQ-5D Health State) questionnaires. …”

Long-term results of deep brain stimulation of the anterior cingulate cortex for neuropathic pain by Boccard, S, Prangnell, S, Pycroft, L, Cheeran, B, Moir, L, Pereira, E, Fitzgerald, J, Green, A, Aziz, T

“…Patient-reported outcome measures were collected before and after surgery, using the Numerical Rating Scale (NRS), Short-Form 36 quality of life (SF-36), McGill Pain Questionnaire (MPQ), and EuroQol 5-domain quality of life (EQ-5D) questionnaire.Twenty-two patients after a trial week were fully internalized and 12 had a mean follow-up of 38.9 months. …”

The Comparative Study of Abdominal Pain Characteristics after Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass and Laparoscopic One-Anastomosis Gastric Bypass in Patients with Morbid Obesity by Mohammadreza Zarei, Mozhgan joker, Negin Larti, Mohammad Ghasembandi, Fereshteh Baradaranfard, behrooz Kelidari, Hamid Melali

“…The characteristics of abdominal pain of patients were investigated and compared at certain periods (24 and 48 hours and 10, 20, 30, and 90 days after surgery) using McGill Pain Questionnaire. Findings: The frequency of severe abdominal pain in the LOAGB group within 48 hours after surgery was significantly higher than the LRYGB group (P < 0.05). …”
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The Effect of Evening Primrose (Oenothera biennis) Oil Capsule on Postpartum Pain in Multiparous Women: A Triple-Blind Randomized Clinical Trial by Maryam Amin, Samira Ebrahimzadeh Zagami, Hasan Rakhshandeh, Habibollah Esmaeili, Masomeh Mirteimori

“…Pain severity was measured one hour before and after each intervention using the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), and McGill Pain Questionnaire. Data analysis was carried out by Kruskal-Wallis, one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), Chi-square and exact Chi-square tests using SPSS software (Ver. 16).Results: The mean severity of postpartum pain after intervention in the group received evening primrose oil capsule had a significant decrease versus placebo and control groups (P <0.001) and no side effects in the intervention group was observed.Conclusion: Evening primrose oil was effective in reducing the severity of postpartum pain in multiparous. …”
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Contemporary English Pain Descriptors as Detected on Social Media Using Artificial Intelligence and Emotion Analytics Algorithms: Cross-sectional Study by Ming Yi Tan, Charlene Enhui Goh, Hee Hon Tan

“… BackgroundPain description is fundamental to health care. The McGill Pain Questionnaire (MPQ) has been validated as a tool for the multidimensional measurement of pain; however, its use relies heavily on language proficiency. …”
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Central poststroke pain: somatosensory abnormalities and the presence of associated myofascial pain syndrome by de Oliveira Rogério Adas, de Andrade Daniel, Machado André Guelman, Teixeira Manoel

“…The Visual Analogic Scale (VAS), McGill Pain Questionnaire (MPQ), and Beck Depression Scale (BDS) were filled out by all participants.…”
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Study of Factors Associated with Postoperative Pain Following Episiotomy in Primiparous Women at Mashhad Omalbanin Hospital in 2012 by Maryam Aradmehr, Sedigheh Azhari, Mohammad Taghi Shakeri

“…Neonates and mothers were also evaluated using Redness, Edema, Ecchymosis, Discharge, and Approximation (REEDA) scale and McGill Pain Questionnaire for perineal pain on days 1, 7, 10, and 14after delivery. …”
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Results of Mirogabalin Treatment for Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathic Pain in Asian Subjects: A Phase 2, Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Study by Masayuki Baba, Masanori Kuroha, Shoichi Ohwada, Emiko Murayama, Norimitsu Matsui

“…The primary endpoint was change from baseline in average daily pain score (ADPS) at week 7; secondary endpoints included responder rates, Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire (SF-MPQ), Patient Global Impression of Change (PGIC), average daily sleep-interference score (ADSIS), and incidence of treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs). …”
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