The measurement of clinical pain intensity: a comparison of six methods
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The measurement of subjective pain intensity continues to be important to both researchers and clinicians. Although several scales are currently used to assess the intensity construct, it remains unclear which of these provides the most precise, replicable, and predictively valid measure. Five criteria for judging intensity scales have been considered in previous research: ease of administration of scoring; relative rates of incorrect responding; sensitivity as defined by the number of available response categories; sensitivity as defined by statistical power; and the magnitude of the relationship between each scale and a linear combination of pain intensity indices. In order to judge commonly used pain intensity measures, 75 chronic pain patients were asked to rate 4 kinds of pain (present, least, most, and average) using 6 scales. The utility and validity of the scales was judged using the criteria listed above. The results indicate that, for the present sample, the scales yield similar results in terms of the number of subjects who respond correctly to them and their predictive validity. However, when considering the remaining 3 criteria, the 101-point numerical rating scale appears to be the most practical index.
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- Authors
- Jensen, M. P., Karoly, P., & Braver, S.
- Affiliations
- Arizona State University (US)
- Venue
- Pain
- Published
- 1986-10
- Volume
- 27
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 117-126
- ISSN
- 0304-3959 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2064475745
- Cited by
- 3,275
- References
- 26
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 13.72
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Pain (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine › Pain Management and Opioid Use
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology › Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Pediatric Pain Management Techniques
- Keywords
- pain intensity assessment, pain intensity scales, chronic pain, numerical rating scale, scale validity, predictive validity, scale sensitivity
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Age Factors, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Pain Measurement, Surveys and Questionnaires
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