Assessment of Pruritus Intensity: Prospective Study on Validity and Reliability of the Visual Analogue Scale, Numerical Rating Scale and Verbal Rating Scale in 471 Patients with Chronic Pruritus

The objective of this work was to study the agreement between four pain intensity scales when administered electronically: the Numerical Rating Scale-11, the Faces Pain Scale-Revised, the Visual Analogue Scale and the Coloured Analogue Scale. In all, 180 schoolchildren between 12 and 19 years old participated in the study. They had to report the maximum intensity of their most frequent pain using the electronic versions of the four scales. Agreement was calculated using the Bland–Altman method. Results show that the electronic versions of Numerical Rating Scale-11, Coloured Analogue Scale and Visual Analogue Scale can be used interchangeably.

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Itch Assessment with Visual Analogue Scale and Numerical Rating Scale: Determination of Minimal Clinically Important Difference in Chronic Itch

Acta Dermato Venereologica ◽

10.2340/00015555-2433 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 96 (7) ◽

pp. 978-980 ◽

Cited By ~ 25

Author(s):

A Reich ◽

C Riepe ◽

Z Anastasiadou ◽

K Mędrek ◽

M Augustin ◽

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Keyword(s):

Visual Analogue Scale ◽

Analogue Scale ◽

Minimal Clinically Important Difference ◽

Rating Scale ◽

Numerical Rating Scale ◽

Clinically Important Difference ◽

Chronic Itch ◽

Numerical Rating

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The end of the line? The Visual Analogue Scale and Verbal Numerical Rating Scale as pain assessment tools in the emergency department

Emergency Medicine Journal ◽

10.1136/emj.2007.048611 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 27 (5) ◽

pp. 372-375 ◽

Cited By ~ 39

Author(s):

H. Mohan ◽

J. Ryan ◽

B. Whelan ◽

A. Wakai

Keyword(s):

Emergency Department ◽

Visual Analogue Scale ◽

Pain Assessment ◽

Analogue Scale ◽

Rating Scale ◽

Numerical Rating Scale ◽

Assessment Tools ◽

Numerical Rating

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Good correlation between visual analogue scale and numerical rating scale in the assessment of nasal obstruction

The Journal of Laryngology & Otology ◽

10.1017/s0022215118000257 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 132 (4) ◽

pp. 327-328 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

R Haye ◽

L K Døsen ◽

M Tarangen ◽

O Shiryaeva

Keyword(s):

Visual Analogue Scale ◽

Nasal Obstruction ◽

Analogue Scale ◽

Rating Scale ◽

Numerical Rating Scale ◽

Telephone Interviews ◽

Septal Surgery ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Scale Scores ◽

Numerical Rating

AbstractObjective:Results from telephone interviews may be needed to supplement those from mailed questionnaires when response rates are inadequate. This study assessed the correlation between visual analogue scale ratings used in mailed questionnaires and numerical rating scale scores used in telephone interviews.Methods:Patients scheduled for nasal septal surgery routinely respond to a visual analogue scale of obstruction during the day and at night. In this study, they were also asked to verbally rate their sense of obstruction using whole numbers.Results:There was no significant difference between visual analogue scale and numerical rating scale obstruction scores.Conclusion:Ratings of nasal obstruction obtained with a numerical rating scale in telephone interviews are comparable to visual analogue scale scores in mailed questionnaires.

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Correlation between numerical rating scale (NRS) and visual analogue scale (VAS) in assessment of pain in post operative patients

Sri Lankan Journal of Anaesthesiology ◽

10.4038/slja.v18i2.2445 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 18 (2) ◽

pp. 81

Author(s):

Seneth Gajasinghe ◽

Mandika Wijayaratna ◽

Anuja Abayadeera

Keyword(s):

Visual Analogue Scale ◽

Analogue Scale ◽

Rating Scale ◽

Numerical Rating Scale ◽

Numerical Rating

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Pengaruh Pemberian Pre Emptive Ketamin 0,15 mg/kgbb iv Terhadap Intensitas Nyeri Pasca Operasi Bedah Onkologi Mayor Dengan Anestesi Umum Di RSUD Dr Saiful Anwar Malang

JAI (Jurnal Anestesiologi Indonesia) ◽

10.14710/jai.v7i3.10811 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 7 (3) ◽

pp. 197

Author(s):

Umi Satiyah ◽

Djudjuk Rahmad Basuki ◽

Ristiawan Muji Laksono

Keyword(s):

Visual Analogue Scale ◽

Analogue Scale ◽

Rating Scale ◽

Numerical Rating Scale ◽

Multimodal Analgesia ◽

Preemptive Analgesia ◽

Numerical Rating

Latar Belakang : Preemptive analgesia dan multimodal analgesia mempunyai peranan penting dalam penanganan nyeri selama dan pasca operasi dengan memblok jalur nyeri yang terdiri dari tranduksi, transmisi, modulasi dan persepsi. Ketamin sebagai Anti NMDA (N metil D Aspartat) reseptor bekerja memblok jalur transmisi dan modulasi serta sinergis dengan opioid. Ketamin dosis kecil 0,15 mg/kgbb mempunyai efek preemptive analgesia dan tidak memiliki efek samping yang berat.Tujuan : mengetahui pengaruh pemberian preemptive ketamin 0,15 mg/kgbb iv terhadap intensitas nyeri pasca bedah onkologi mayor dengan anestesi umum pada 1,2 dan 3 jam pasca operasiMetode : Penelitian ini merupakan uji klinis acak tersamar ganda, bersifat eksperimental. Sampel penelitian adalah pasien usia 17-40 tahun, kriteria klinis ASA I-II, pendidikan minimal SMP, dan BMI antara 20-30 kg/M2 yang menjalani pembedahan elektif bedah onkologi mayor kategori nyeri sedang yang meliputi operasi struma dan mammae selain radikal mastektomi (MRM). Jumlah sampel adalah 44 pasien yang dibagi secara random menjadi 2 kelompok, yaitu kelompok 1 (perlakuan) yang menerima ketamin 0,15 mg/kgbb dan kelompok 2 (kontrol) tanpa menerima ketamin 0,15mg/kgbb. Semua pasien menerima (multimodal analgesia) yaitu fentanyl (opioid), ketorolac (NSID) dan juga obat2an lain untuk anestesi umum. Intensitas nyeri pada semua sampel diamati pada 1, 2 dan 3 jam pasca operasi dengan menggunakan Verbal numerical rating scale (VNRS) yang setara dengan VAS (visual Analogue scale). Uji statistik normalitas menggunakan uji saphiro wilk diperoleh hasil bahwa data yang ada tidak terdistribusi normal sehingga dilakukan uji beda non parametrik mann whitney testHasil : Penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa pemberian ketamin 0,15 mg/kgbb mengurangi nyeri akut lebih baik pada 1, 2 dan 3 jam pasca operasi. Pada 1 jam pasca operasi kelompok perlakuan memiliki nilai rerata VAS 0 atau lebih rendah 0,77 cm dbandingkan kelompok kontrol dengan nilai p<0,001. Pada 2 jam pasca operasi kelompok perlakuan memiliki rerata VAS 0,3 cm atau lebih rendah 1,4 cm bila dibandingkan dengan kelompok kontrol dengan nilai p<0,001. Pada 3 jam pasca operasi kelompok perlakuan memiliki rerata 0,9 cm atau lebih rendah 1,6 cm dengan nilai p<0,001.Kesimpulan : Pada penelitian ini preepmtive ketamin 0,15 mg/kgbb iv memberikan pengaruh menurunkan intensitas nyeri pada 1 jam, 2 jam dan 3 jam pasca pembedahan onkologi mayor kategori nyeri sedang.

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Pain Relief Scale Is More Highly Correlated with Numerical Rating Scale than with Visual Analogue Scale in Chronic Pain Patients

January 2018 - Pain Physician ◽

10.36076/ppj/2015.18.e195 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 2;18 (2;3) ◽

pp. E195-E200

Author(s):

Sang Sik Choi

Keyword(s):

Pain Relief ◽

Visual Analogue Scale ◽

Pain Intensity ◽

Analogue Scale ◽

Rating Scale ◽

Numerical Rating Scale ◽

Visual Analogue Scale Pain ◽

Raw Data ◽

Key Words Pain ◽

Numerical Rating

The pain relief scale (PRS) is a method that measures the magnitude of change in pain intensity after treatment. The present study aimed to evaluate the correlation between PRS and changes in pain determined by the visual analogue scale (VAS) and numerical rating scale (NRS), to confirm the evidence supporting the use of PRS. Sixty patients with chronic spinal pain that had a VAS and NRS recorded during an initial examination were enrolled in the study. One week later, the patients received an epidural nerve block, then VAS, NRS, and PRS assessments were performed. Differences between VAS and NRS were compared to the PRS and scatter plots and correlation coefficient were generated. The differences and magnitude of decrease in the VAS and NRS raw data were converted to percentile values, and compared to the PRS. Both VAS and NRS values exhibited strong correlations (> 0.8) with PRS. Further, the differences between the VAS-PRS R (0.859) and NRS-PRS R (0.915) were statistically significant, (P = 0.0259). Compared to PRS, the VAS and NRS percentile scores exhibited higher correlation coefficients than scores based on the raw data differences. Furthermore, even when converted to a percentile, the NRS%-PRS R (0.968) was higher than the VAS%-PRS R (0.904), P = 0.0001. The results indicated that using the PRS together with NRS in pain assessment increased the objectivity of the assessment compared to using only VAS or NRS, and may have offset the limitations of VAS or NRS alone. Key words: Pain relief scale, numerical rating scale, visual analogue scale, pain measurement, pain intensity measurement, pain intensity scale

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Tswana speaking South Africans’ understanding of pain scales

South African Journal of Physiotherapy ◽

10.4102/sajp.v65i1.76 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 65 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

M. Yazbek ◽

A. Stewart ◽

P. Becker

Keyword(s):

Visual Analogue Scale ◽

Analogue Scale ◽

Rating Scale ◽

Pain Scale ◽

Pain Tolerance ◽

Future Research ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Pressure Threshold ◽

Pain Scales

Aim: The aim of this study was to establish the validity and reliability of the Tswanatranslations of three pain scales.Design: This was a cross–sectional study to validate and test the reliability of threepain scales.Participants: One hundred subjects participated in the study. They were selectedfrom the back schools of five hospitals in the North -West Province of South A frica andfrom workers in these hospitals who were employed as kitchen workers, laundryworkers and cleaners.Method: Translation of the pain scales and the stages of cross-cultural adaptation were followed as recommended byBeaton et al (2000). Pain tolerance of the subjects was measured using a P.T.M. (pressure threshold meter). The painscales used were the V.A .S. (visual analogue scale) one (nought and ten only), the V.A .S. (visual analogue scale) two(nought through to ten), the W.B.F. (Wong-Baker Faces pain measure) and the V.R.S. (verbal rating scale). The V.R.S.used came in two forms. The first form was written on cue cards which the subjects arranged in order and the second form was the questionnaire version of the V.R.S.The subjects were interviewed and asked five questions relating to their back pain. Upon completion of the interviewthe pressure threshold of the painful area (back) was tested. Subjects then filled in the three pain scales, namely the (V.A .S. one, V.A .S. two, the V.R.S. and lastly the W.B.F. pain scale). Approximately a third of the sample (37) was retested the following day following the same procedure asdescribed above. Results: There was no correlation between the pressure threshold meter readings and the pain scale measurements. Conclusion: From the statistical analysis of the results, it became apparent that the subjects tested did not have anunderstanding of any of the three pain scales. Future research needs to be done in developing entirely different scales for peoples of low literacy and differentlanguage and cultural groups in South Africa.

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