Postoperative pain assessment and management among nurses in selected hospitals in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria by Timothy Aghogho Ehwarieme, Uzezi Josiah, Oluwaseun Oluwafunmilayo Abiodun

“…Results: Results showed that 66.2% of nurses had a poor level of knowledge on postoperative pain assessment. The McGill Pain Questionnaire was the most used pain assessment tool with a mean score of 2.84 whereas the Dallas Pain Questionnaire was the least used with a mean score of 1.90. …”
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Efficacy of an Acupressure Mat in Association with Therapeutic Exercise in the Management of Chronic Low Back Pain: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Study by Antonio Frizziero, Paolo Finotti, Cinzia La Scala, Giovanni Morone, Giovanni Piran, Stefano Masiero

“…A significant time interaction was found in both groups for McGill Pain Questionnaire, Oswestry Disability Index, and EuroQol-5D, and only in the EG for Visual Analog Scale. …”
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The Effect of Chamomile Cream on Episiotomy Pain in Primiparous Women: A Randomized Clinical Trial by Maryam Aradmehr, Sedigheh Azhari, Sedigheh Ahmadi, Elham Azmoude

“…Episiotomy pain was evaluated before intervention and 12 hours after episiotomy repair and also on the first, seventh, tenth and fourteenth day after delivery by McGill pain questionnaire. Data was analyzed by SPSS ver.13. …”
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Gender differences in the quantitative and qualitative assessment of chronic pain among older people by Grażyna Puto, Iwona Repka, Agnieszka Gniadek

“…The aim of the study was to understand gender differences in the assessment of quantitative and qualitative chronic pain among older people.MethodsThe study used a questionnaire that included questions about demographic and social characteristics as well as the following scales: Abbreviated Mental Score (AMTS), Personal Activities of Daily Living (PADL) by Katz, Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) by Lawton, Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-15), McGill Pain Questionnaire (MPQ).ResultsThe pain rating index based on rank values of adjectives was higher among women than men (18.36 ± 7.81 vs. 17.17 ± 9.69, p = 0.04). …”
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Can improving sleeping hours enhance the depression and anxiety of young males with chronic musculoskeletal pain? by Huipeng Zhou, Zhishi Yang, Ling Tang, Yongrun Sun, Yutao Tu, Yeye Sha, Zhiwei Wang, Yanpu Jia

“…Demographic information was collected using the Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire (SF-MPQ) and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). …”
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Effects of Gender Differences on Expressing Pain by Azam Estaji

“…Qualitative analysis of the data (using MaxQda software and considering sensory, affective, evaluative dimensions of pain in McGill pain questionnaire) showed that although men and women’s texts had equal number of words, women’s texts had more coded segments. …”
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Effect of infrared belt and hot water bag on labor pain intensity among primiparous: a randomized controlled trial by Fatemeh Dastjerd, Fatemeh Erfanian Arghavanian, Ameneh Sazegarnia, Farideh Akhlaghi, Habibollah Esmaily, Masoumeh Kordi

“…The severity of the pain was measured by the short-form McGill Pain Questionnaire. Results In total, 136 women consented to participate in this clinical trial study. …”
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The effect of therapeutic communication based on Peplau’s model on body image and pain among cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy in the Parsian hospital of Shahrekord by Shekoufeh Naderi Samani, Ali Hasanpour Dehkordi, Shahriar Salehi Tali

“…Data collection tools were a demographic survey questionnaire, McGill Pain Questionnaire, and Body Image Questionnaire (MBSRQ). …”
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Patient-reported outcomes of therapy with two brands of ibuprofen by Nwidu LL, Eniojukan JF, Oparah AC

“…Data on pain alleviation were gathered using the Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire (SF-MPQ), Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), Present Pain Intensity (PPI), and Clinical Global Impression of Improvement (CGII) scales. …”
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Assessment of joint pain in teenagers with juvenile arthritis by T A Shelepina

“…Pain was measured on visual analog scale (VAS) and on McGill Pain Questionnaire (83 examinations) including 3 scale: sensor (description of pain), affective (their influence on emotional state) and evaluative (verbal assessment of pain intensity). …”
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Successful spinal cord stimulation using fast-acting sub-perception therapy for postoperative neuropathic pain of syringomyelia with Chiari malformation type 1: a case report and l... by Satoshi Yamana, Ayano Oiwa, Ryo Nogami, Michiyasu Fuga, Daichi Kawamura, Yosuke Nakayama, Tohru Sano, Yuichi Murayama, Hiroki Ohashi

“…After implantation, pain as assessed using the McGill Pain Questionnaire and visual analog scale was relieved even after reducing dosages of analgesic. …”
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Transvaginal Photobiomodulation for the Treatment of Chronic Pelvic Pain: A Pilot Study by Ralph Zipper, Brian Pryor, Georgine Lamvu

“…Patients completed the Short Form-McGill Pain Questionnaire (SF-MPQ) at baseline, 1 week, 3 months, and 6 months after nine treatments of TV-PBM. …”
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The effects of integrated traditional Chinese and western medicine rehabilitation programs on post-acute ankle sprain: A randomized controlled trial study protocol. by Hang Gao, Xiao Chen, Jiayi Ren, Xinglai Zhang, Yuqian Hu, Zhao Ma, Yuanjia Gu, Jiming Tao, Weian Yuan

“…The main outcome measures are Visual Analog Scale and Short Form McGill Pain Questionnaire; the secondary outcome measures are the Foot Ankle Ability Assessment Scale, AOFAS Ankle Posterior Foot Scale, torque and gait. …”
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Unravelling pain in diabetic neuropathy patients: Exploring the relationship between perceived pain severity, lifestyle, and coping strategies mediated by self-focused attention an... by Fatemeh Hosseini, Amirhossein Yavari, Arya Haddadi

“…Data collection involved several questionnaires: The McGill Pain Questionnaire, Lifestyle Questionnaire, the Coping Strategies Questionnaire, the Self-Focused Attention Questionnaire, and the Rumination Questionnaire. …”
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The Impact and Correlation of Anxiety and Depression on Pressure Pain Threshold of Acupoints in Patients with Chronic Pelvic Inflammatory Disease by Chenxi Liao, Yu Tan, Kai Wang, Xin Wen, Xiang Hu, Yefang Huang, Ying Li

“…The Visual Analog Scale (VAS) and short-form McGill Pain Questionnaire (SF-MPQ) were used to assess pain. …”
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Central post-stroke pain: predictors and relationship with magnetic resonance imaging and somatosensory evoked potentials by Ahmed Osama, Ahmed Abo Hagar, Saly Elkholy, Mohamed Negm, Reda Abd El-Razek, Marwa Orabi

“…Patients were subjected to clinical assessment, Hamilton depression rating scale, brain MRI, short-form McGill Pain Questionnaire (SF-MPQ), daily pain rating scale (DPRS), stimulus evoked pain, and SSEPs. …”
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The effect of progressive muscle relaxation on sleep quality and postoperative pain in patients undergoing heart valve replacement surgery by Niusha Nazari, Shahram Etemadifar, Amir Mirmohammadsadeghi, Hadi Raeisi Shahraki

“…Data were collected by Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and McGill Pain Questionnaire before and after the intervention. …”
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Long-term efficacy and safety of neridronate treatment in patients with complex regional pain syndrome type 1: a pre-specified, open-label, extension study by Massimo Varenna, Davide Gatti, Francesca Zucchi, Chiara Crotti, Vania Braga, Giovanni Iolascon, Bruno Frediani, Fabrizio Nannipieri, Maurizio Rossini

“…Changes in clinical signs and symptoms, quality of life (QoL) using the Short Form Health Survey (SF-36), and the McGill Pain Questionnaire were also assessed. Results: Benefits on pain, clinical and functional measures were maintained and further improved over 12 months in most patients treated with neridronate administered either IM or IV. …”
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EFFICACY OF MUSCLE ENERGY TECHNIQUES AS AN ADJUNCT WITH MULLIGANS MOBILIZATION IN ADHESIVE CAPSULITIS OF SHOULDER by Nithya Jaiswal, J. Saketa, Hannah Rajsekhar

“…Pre and post evaluation of pain was done by using the short-form McGill pain questionnaire, range of motion by the Universal Goniometer and the functional disability by using Shoulder Pain and Disability Index (SPADI). …”
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PORT SITE INFILTRATION OF LOCAL ANESTHETIC IN REDUCTION LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY by Ali Kadhim Nazir, Issam Merdan

“…The evaluation of postoperative pain was done at fixed time intervals by McGill Pain Questionnaire, and the dosage of narcotic analgesic Tramadol, was also recorded. …”
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