scholarly journals Reliability and concurrent validity of visual analogue scale and modified verbal rating scale of pain assessment in adult patients with knee osteoathritis in Nigeria

2003 ◽  
Vol 59 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
M. O.B Olaogun ◽  
R. A. Adedoyin ◽  
R. O. Anifaloba
Keyword(s):  
Visual Analogue Scale ◽  
Knee Pain ◽  
Concurrent Validity ◽  
Analogue Scale ◽  
Rating Scales ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Verbal Rating Scale ◽  
Pain Rating ◽  
Knee Oa ◽  
Patient Pain

The objective of this study was to determine the reliability and concurrent validity of two pain rating scales - Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) and Verbal Rating Scale (VRS). The verbal rating scale was modified by translating the English description of subjective pain experience into vernacular (Yoruba) equivalents and rating the knee pain when the patient was  standing with the knee  flexed . Twenty seven patients who were clinically and radiologically diagnosed with osteoarthritis (OA) and with knee pain were purposively selected for the study. Two testers (physiotherapists) independently rated the pain experienced by patients, when bearing full weight while standing on the affected leg with slight knee flexion, over a period of several days. For each patient pain was rated with the VAS and the modified VRS (MVRS). There were significant correlations between VAS and MVRS by the same tester (tester 1 and tester2) (r=0.92, p<0.01; r = 0.89,            p<0.01respectively,)) and between VAS and MVRS between tester 1 and tester 2 (r=0.91,p<0.01). There were no significant differences between VAS for tester 1 and VAS for tester 2, and between MVRS for tester 1and MVRS for tester 2 (p> 0.01).  According to this study, the two pain rating scales for knee OA are reliable. Our use of VAS and MVRS togetherwith the procedure involving the flexed knee posture is, therefore, recommended for wider clinical trials.

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 Effect of Means of Problem-Oriented Physical Rehabilitation on Pain and Tactile Sensitivity and Pain Syndrome Intensity in Women with Post-Mastectomy Syndrome

2015 ◽  
pp. 49
Author(s):  
Т. Є. Одинець ◽  
Ю. А. Бріскін
Keyword(s):  
Visual Analogue Scale ◽  
Analogue Scale ◽  
Pain Sensitivity ◽  
Rating Scales ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Pain Syndrome ◽  
Physical Rehabilitation ◽  
Mcgill Pain Questionnaire ◽  
Tactile Sensitivity ◽  
Literary Sources

The objective of the paper is to determine the effectiveness of problem-oriented physical rehabilitation of women with post-mastectomy syndrome in terms of normalization of their sensitivity and lessening of the pain syndrome.Materials and methods. The paper provides a review of the related literary sources and empirical data analyzed and summarized, offers definitions of pain by the Visual Analogue Scale, McGill Pain Questionnaire and the Verbal Rating Scale, evaluates tactile and pain sensitivity, and uses the methods of mathematical statistics. The participants in the study were 50 women with diagnosed with the post-mastectomy syndrome and at the stage of residential treatment.Results: The developed problem-oriented physical rehabilitation experimentally proved effective by showing improvements in tactile and pain sensitivity, and pain lessening by the sensory, affective and rating scales in women with post-mastectomy syndrome at the stage of residential treatment.

Measuring the Intensity of Chronic Pain: Are the Visual Analogue Scale and the Verbal Rating Scale Interchangeable?

Pain Practice ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 15 (6) ◽  
pp. 538-547 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Kliger ◽  
Shy Stahl ◽  
May Haddad ◽  
Erica Suzan ◽  
Rivka Adler ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Pain ◽  
Visual Analogue Scale ◽  
Analogue Scale ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Verbal Rating Scale

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 Comparative Cut-off Value Setting of Pruritus Intensity in Visual Analogue Scale and Verbal Rating Scale

2015 ◽  
Vol 95 (3) ◽  
pp. 345-346 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Kido-Nakahara ◽  
N Katoh ◽  
H Saeki ◽  
H Mizutani ◽  
A Hagihara ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Visual Analogue Scale ◽  
Analogue Scale ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Verbal Rating Scale

Assessment of pain and pain relief in children at a dental appointment

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 101-104
Author(s):  
E. N. Anisimova ◽  
N. Yu. Anisimova ◽  
O. S. Kovylina ◽  
I. A. Kravchenko
Keyword(s):  
Pain Relief ◽  
Visual Analogue Scale ◽  
Local Anesthesia ◽  
Analogue Scale ◽  
Rating Scales ◽  
Dental Treatment ◽  
Subjective Assessment ◽  
Pain Rating ◽  
Dental Appointment ◽  
Analogue Scales

Relevance. Subjective assessment of pain in children is traditionally implemented using visual analogue scales. The need for comfortable dental treatment in children is obvious, therefore, in order to obtain the most reliable data, it is necessary to develop pain rating scales and the effectiveness of pain management in accordance with the age of the child.Purpose. Development of visual analogue scales designed to assess the effectiveness of pain relief when performing outpatient dental interventions in children, depending on the age of the child.Materials and methods. A visual analogue scale was designed to evaluate the effectiveness of pain relief in children at an outpatient dental appointment, in accordance with the age of the child. 100 patients aged 4 to 12 years were examined.Results. The reaction and behaviour of the child during dental treatment using local anesthesia were the basis of the designed pain rating scales. In the age group of 4-7 years, the visual analogue scale was filled in by the doctor, the child and the parent, and in the second group of patients aged 7 to 12 years, the scale was filled in by the child and the doctor, since in this age category children could independently correlate themselves with the picture on the scale.Conclusions. The designed scales of subjective assessment of the effectiveness of local anesthesia in children allow to determine the quality of the studied methods and means of local anesthesia in pediatric dental practice.

scholarly journals The Association of Obesity with Walking Independent of Knee Pain: The Multicenter Osteoarthritis Study

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel K. White ◽  
Tuhina Neogi ◽  
Yuqing Zhang ◽  
David Felson ◽  
Michael LaValley ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Linear Regression ◽  
Visual Analogue Scale ◽  
Knee Pain ◽  
Practice Guidelines ◽  
Analogue Scale ◽  
Knee Oa ◽  
Steps Per Day ◽  
The Mean

Practice guidelines recommend addressing obesity for people with knee OA, however, the association of obesity with walking independent of pain is not known. We investigated this association within the Multicenter Osteoarthritis Study, a cohort of older adults who have or are at high risk of knee OA. Subjects wore a StepWatch to record steps taken over 7 days. We measured knee pain from a visual analogue scale and obesity by BMI. We examined the association of obesity with walking using linear regression adjusting for pain and covariates. Of 1788 subjects, the mean steps/day taken was8872.9±3543.4. Subjects with a BMI ≥35 took 3355 fewer steps per day independent of knee pain compared with those with a BMI ≤25 (95% CI −3899, −2811). BMI accounted for 9.7% of the variability of walking while knee pain accounted for 2.9%. BMI was associated with walking independent of knee pain.

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