In reality, pain ratings are influenced by how much pain interferes with a person's daily activities, how upsetting they find ...

It's really sore," my (Josh's) five-year-old daughter said, cradling her broken arm in the emergency department.Authors Joshua Pate Senior Lecturer ...

Good correlation has been shown between pain scores derived from 4 different rating scales. The correlation was maintained when presentation of the scales was separated by a series of questions and by ...

A new report has revealed the scale of period pain experienced by women in the UK, with the majority of women told it is ...

The child patient's pain intensity was measured using age-adapted scales while parents and physicians did independent numeric rating scale (NRS) assessments. Results Physicians assessed the child's ...

Three commonly used pain scales, the visual analogue scale, the Wong-Baker Faces Pain Scale, and the Faces Pain Scale Revised were administered to 122 Thai children, of whom half were HIV infected, in ...

nwhcn.org.au) Objective—To determine whether minimum clinically significant difference in visual analogue scale (VAS) pain score varies according to the severity of pain reported. Method—Prospective ...

Studies were required to report an assessment of pain during the inpatient period using a validated pain scale. Previous studies have demonstrated that the visual analogue scale (VAS), numeric rating ...

“But on a scale of zero to ten, how do you rate your pain?” asked the nurse. My daughter’s tear-streaked face creased with confusion. “What does ten mean?” “Ten is the worst pain you ...

This is where a dog pain scale — a tool to assess how much pain your dog is in — may come in handy. However, canine pain scales can be difficult to use without professional help, so proper ...

The visual analogue pain scale is validated useful and a sustained 50% improvement is an excellent indication for a meaningful improvement. For patients on high-dose steroids, euphoric effect from the ...

Methods The authors used data from pegloticase clinical trials in chronic refractory gout to examine the validity of visual analogue scale (VAS) pain, Short-Form 36 (SF-36) bodily pain subscale and ...