Visual analogue scale, numeric pain rating scale and the McGill pain Questionnaire: an overview of psychometric properties

2005 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 123-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristiana Kahl ◽  
Joshua A. Cleland
Keyword(s):  
Visual Analogue Scale ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Analogue Scale ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Mcgill Pain Questionnaire ◽  
Pain Rating ◽  
Pain Questionnaire ◽  
Numeric Pain Rating Scale ◽  
Pain Rating Scale

scholarly journals A Comparison of Two Pain Scales in the Assessment of Dental Pain in East Delhi Children

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amit Khatri ◽  
Namita Kalra
Keyword(s):  
Visual Analogue Scale ◽  
Analogue Scale ◽  
Pain Perception ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Measurement Techniques ◽  
Dental Extraction ◽  
Common Symptom ◽  
Pain Rating ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Pain Rating Scale

Pain is the most common symptom of oral diseases. Pain perception in children is highly variable and unreliable due to poor communication. Therefore we designed a study to compare pain measurement techniques, that is, visual analogue scale (VAS) and Wong-Baker faces pain rating scale (WBFPS) among Delhi children aged 3 to 14 years undergoing dental extraction. Method. A cross-sectional study was conducted on 180 patients aged 3 to 14 years who had undergone dental extraction. Children were assessed for their pain sensitivity using visual analogue scale (VAS) and Wong-Baker faces pain rating scale (WBFPS ). Result and Conclusion. Pain threshold tends to decline, and the self-management of pain becomes more effective with increasing age. Genderwise result shows that communication ability of boys and girls is similar in all age groups.

scholarly journals Comparison of Postoperative Pain and Appetite in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Monopolar Tonsillotomy and Cold Steel Tonsillectomy

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Youssef El Sayed Ahmad ◽  
Jade Nehme ◽  
Nabil Moukarzel
Keyword(s):  
Postoperative Pain ◽  
Visual Analogue Scale ◽  
Analogue Scale ◽  
Pediatric Patients ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
The United States ◽  
Pain Rating ◽  
Surgery Group ◽  
Pain Rating Scale ◽  
Partial Tonsillectomy

Objectives. Adenotonsillectomy (AT) is amongst the most widely performed pediatric surgeries in the United States (US) and the whole world. AT includes two major surgical techniques: total tonsillectomy (TT) and partial tonsillectomy (PT). Several studies have been conducted to evaluate the difference between TT and PT and assess the comparative effectiveness, benefits, and sequelae between both. In Lebanon, very few studies were done tackling this issue and assessing its sequelae on the pediatric population. Methods. A prospective study was conducted including pediatric patients aged between 2 and 9 years, who were admitted for partial tonsillectomy (PT) or total tonsillectomy (TT) in 2018. An estimated number of children included were 50: 25 patients underwent PT and 25 patients underwent TT. Patients were sent home on day 1 post-op with a questionnaire that evaluates the following over the first 10 days post-op: pain using the Wong–Baker Faces Pain Rating Scale and the “Parents Postoperative Pain Measure” (PPPM) questionnaire, and appetite using the visual analogue scale (VAS). Results. Patients in the PT group and in the TT group had no demographical differences in terms of age, BMI, exposure to smoking, area of living, and attending a day care center. Comparison between PT and TT revealed a significant difference in both pain and appetite scales. Patients who underwent PT had significantly lower PPPM scores on the 1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th, 6th, and 10th day after surgery compared to the TT patients. Further validation was revealed by the Wong–Baker Faces Pain Rating Scale, showing that the PT surgery group experienced significantly less postoperative pain compared to the TT surgery group. Assessing the appetite using the visual analogue scale favored PT over TT. Comparisons revealed that most PT patients returned to their normal eating habits starting at day 4 while this was applicable in the TT group at day 10. Postoperative pain improved from day 1 to day 10 in both surgical groups. Conclusion. In conclusion, the recovery process after the PT surgery causes less postoperative morbidity, thus an earlier return to normal activity compared to the TT. The patients of the latter group are affected by more pain and less appetite over the first 10 days after the surgery.

scholarly journals Coping, Anxiety, and Pain Intensity in Patients Requiring Thoracic Surgery

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 1221
Author(s):  
Elisei Moise Hasan ◽  
Crenguta Livia Calma ◽  
Anca Tudor ◽  
Cristian Oancea ◽  
Voicu Tudorache ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chest Pain ◽  
Anxiety Disorder ◽  
Pain Intensity ◽  
Coping Style ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Mcgill Pain Questionnaire ◽  
Generalized Anxiety ◽  
Pain Rating ◽  
Numeric Pain Rating Scale ◽  
Pain Rating Scale

Stress, anxiety, and post-surgical chest pain are common problems among patients with thoracic surgical pathology. The way in which psychological distress is managed—the coping style—can influence the postsurgical evolution and quality of life of patients. In our study, we monitored the influence of coping style on patients’ anxiety and the intensity of post-operative chest pain. We conducted a cross-sectional study on 90 subjects with thoracic surgical pathology. One month after their surgeries, patients completed the following scales and questionnaires, translated, adapted, and validated for the Romanian population: COPE scale inventory, Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 Questionnaire, McGill Pain Questionnaire, and Numeric Pain Rating Scale. Anxiety (evaluated using the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 Questionnaire) and postoperative thoracic pain intensity (evaluated by means of the Numeric Pain Rating Scale, Number of Words Chosen, and McGill Pain Questionnaire) were significantly higher in patients exhibiting social-focused coping than in patients presenting emotion-focused or problem-focused coping as their main coping style (Kruskal–Wallis, p = 0.028, p = 0.022, p = 0.042, p = 0.007). In our study, there were no differences observed in pain intensity relative to level of anxiety. Coping style is an important concept in the management of anxiety and pain experienced by patients undergoing chest surgery. Therefore, a multidisciplinary approach should be considered in clinical practice.

scholarly journals Evaluation of full cup test and numeric pain rating scale in the assessment of orofacial pain

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 292-295
Author(s):  
Roland Prethipa P ◽  
Jimsha V K ◽  
Jonathan Daniel M
Keyword(s):  
Pain Assessment ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Orofacial Pain ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Self Report ◽  
P Value ◽  
Pain Rating ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Numeric Pain Rating Scale ◽  
Pain Rating Scale

Pain intensity is a common outcome domain assessed in pain clinical trials. The patient’s self-report is the gold standard and it appears to be embedded in everyday clinical practice. Most often pain assessment is considered to be the cornerstone for ideal treatment.The aim of this study was to assess the dental patients’ level of pain using Full Cup Test (FCT) and Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS), and to compare and validate the Full Cup Test in the assessment of orofacial pain with Numeric Pain Rating Scale.A total of sixty patients presenting with various forms of orofacial pain were included in this cross-sectional study. Data collected include the patient demographic details and the diagnosis of each case was made after proper history taking, clinical examination and radiographic investigation. Pain assessment was done for each patient using both numeric pain rating scale and full cup test.All the data were analysed using inferential statistics Mann Whitney test and the analysis was carried out with SPSS 17.The comparison of mean pain scores using full cup test and numeric pain rating scale shows there was significant differences between acute and chronic pain with P- value of 0.023 and 0.005 respectively. FCT had shown 83 percent sensitivity and 94 percent specificity.Patients who presented with either acute or chronic dental conditions experienced moderate to severe level of pain. FCT is useful for both evaluating and discerning changes in pain and it can be used as a tool in pain assessment.

scholarly journals A De Quervain-féle tendinopathia kezelése konzervatív módszerekkel

2020 ◽  
Vol 161 (11) ◽  
pp. 419-424
Author(s):  
László Földvári-Nagy ◽  
Johanna Takács ◽  
Judit Réka Hetthéssy ◽  
Ágnes Andrea Mayer ◽  
Noémi Szakács ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rating Scale ◽  
Outcome Measure ◽  
Pain Rating ◽  
De Quervain ◽  
Numeric Pain Rating Scale ◽  
Microsoft Office ◽  
Pain Rating Scale

Absztrakt: Bevezetés: A De Quervain-féle tendinopathia a csukló-kéz régióját érintő betegség. A hüvelykujj mozgatása fájdalmassá válik, a kéz funkciója jelentősen romlik. A betegség a legújabb kutatások szerint inkább degeneratív, semmint gyulladásos eredetű. Első lépésként a kéz sínezése, nemszteroid gyulladáscsökkentő szerek és különböző fizikoterápiás kezelések alkalmazása javasolt. Hatástalanságuk esetén további lehetőség az ínhüvelybe fecskendezett szteroidinjekció és a műtéti úton végzett ínhüvelybemetszés. Célkitűzés: Kutatásunkban megvizsgáltuk, hogy az excentrikus tréninggel kibővített konzervatív kezelés megfelelő alternatíváját nyújthatja-e a jelenleg elfogadott kezelési lehetőségeknek. Módszer: Az excentrikus tréning 8 hétig tartott, melyet indokolt esetben 12 hetesre bővítettünk. A betegek (n = 9) a betanítást követően naponta többször végezték a tréninget, amit a heti találkozók alkalmával kontrolláltunk. Az 1., a 8., valamint a 12. heti találkozó során az inspekciót követően mértük az ízületi mozgástartományt, az izomerőt, a fájdalmas régiók számát, illetve elvégeztük a ’Numeric Pain Rating Scale’, a ’Quick Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand’, valamint a ’Patient-Rated Wrist Evaluation’ kérdőívek felvételét. A méréseket páros mintás t-teszttel és ismételt méréses varianciaanalízissel elemeztük. Az elemzéseket IBM SPSS Statistics 25.0 és Microsoft Office Excel Professional Plus 2016 programmal végeztük; p<0,05 esetén tekintettük statisztikailag szignifikánsnak eredményeinket. Eredmények: Szignifikáns javulást mértünk a fájdalom intenzitása (’Numeric Pain Rating Scale’ p = 0,005, n = 9) és a kéz, valamint a csukló funkciója terén (’Quick Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand Outcome Measure’ kérdőív 1. rész p<0,001, 2. rész p<0,001, ’Patient-Rated Wrist Evaluation’ kérdőív p<0,001; n = 9). Következtetés: Eredményeink alapján megfelelő betegbeválasztás mellett az excentrikus tréninggel kibővített konzervatív kezelés valós alternatívája lehet a jelenleg alkalmazott kezeléseknek. Orv Hetil. 2020; 161(11): 419–424.

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