Australian Centre for Neutron Scattering, Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, Lucas Heights, NSW 2234, Australia. Electronic address: jitendra.mata@ansto.gov.au.
Pain is the most common and bothersome symptom experienced by people with hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) and has been prioritized as an outcome domain by the HIdradenitis SuppuraTiva cORe outcomes set ...
To perform a scoping review of pain measurement in randomized control trials (RCTs) of painful skin conditions (PSCs) and use of the pain numerical rating scale (NRS) and visual analogue scale (VAS) i...
A search was conducted on several publication databases. Inclusion criteria were RCTs with a minimum of 10 participants that measured pain intensity....
Pain NRS and VAS were used in 68% of PSC trials. Respectively, 77% and 87% of PSC and rheumatoid arthritis RCTs did not specify the recall window. The commonest recall window in PSCs when specified wa...
While pain NRS and VAS are standard methods to measure pain intensity in PSCs, key details such as the recall window are often omitted and there is no consensus on how to report pain NRS data. What is...
Habituation is a response decrement resulting from repeated stimuli. Reduced habituation to noxious stimuli is considered to be a proxy for central sensitization in subjects with chronic pain. Despite...
Three blocks of 20 contact heat stimuli were applied on the volar forearm of 20 healthy subjects on two separate visits. Habituation was assessed by three different readouts: pain ratings, contact hea...
Significant between-block habituation for SSRs (p < 0.001), but not for pain ratings (p = 1.000) and CHEPs (p = 0.078) was found. There was significant within-block habituation for pain ratings (p = 0...
Heat-induced SSR as a measure of pain-autonomic interaction revealed the strongest pain habituation and showed the highest test-retest reliability....
Aim: To test whether a comprehensive virtual program for using pain scales to manage neonatal pain improved nurses' knowledge and skill acquisition....
This non-blind randomized controlled trial included 64 participants who were randomly divided into intervention and control groups; changes in scores between pre- and posttests were compared. Certifie...
No differences in baseline data were found between the groups. Generalized linear regression models yielded a significant difference in the least squared means (95% confidence interval [CI]) for the a...
The results showed that the e-learning program improved nurses' neonatal pain knowledge and pain-measurement skills compared with no training....
Allodynia and hyperalgesia are common signs in individuals with complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), mainly attributed to sensitization of the nociceptive system. Appropriate diagnostic tools for th...
This study investigated the use of pain-autonomic readouts to objectively detect sensitization processes in CRPS....
Twenty individuals with chronic CRPS were recruited for the study alongside 16 age- and sex-matched healthy controls (HC). All individuals underwent quantitative sensory testing and neurophysiological...
Individuals with CRPS showed increased mechanical pain sensitivity and increased SSR amplitudes compared with HC in response to pinprick and heat stimulation of the affected (p < 0.001), but not in th...
This is the first study demonstrating clinical evidence that pain-related autonomic responses may represent objective tools to quantify sensitization processes along the nociceptive neuraxis in CRPS (...
This study provides clinical evidence that autonomic measures to noxious stimuli can objectively detect sensitization processes along the nociceptive neuraxis in complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) ...
Renee C.B. Manworren, Jennifer Stinson Seminars in Pediatric Neurology Volume 23, Issue 3, August 2016, Pages 189-200 Assessment provides the foundation for diagnosis, selection of treatments, and eva...
Although there are several ways to assess pain in dementia, there is still a need for tools with better items to assess the presence of pain intensity in these individuals....
To validate to Brazilian version of the "Pain Intensity Measure for Persons with Dementia - PIMD-p....
Older adults, all demented with impaired verbal communication and exposed to potentially painful situations, were selected from an outpatient clinic and long-term care facility (LTCF). The PIMD-p was ...
A total of 50 older individuals were selected (mean age 86 years), majority with musculoskeletal pain. The PIMD-p demonstrated good internal consistency according to Cronbach's α (0.838), excellent in...
The PIMD-p showed satisfactory psychometric properties for measuring intensity of pain in demented older adults with impaired verbal communication....
The Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS) is a widely studied tool to assess pain catastrophizing for chronic low back pain (LBP). Short forms of the PCS exist, but their measurement precision at individua...
Pain intensity remains a primary focus clinically for sickle cell disease pain assessment despite the fact that pain quality and pain location and distribution are critical for clinical diagnosis and ...
Our study aim was to examine sickle cell disease pain location for relationships with pain quality and intensity measured in outpatient and inpatient settings....
We used an existing longitudinal dataset prospectively collected with the valid and reliable tablet-based PAINReportIt...
The mean pain-affected body surface area was 14.4% ± 15.0% of the total body surface area for outpatient visits (min-max: 0.0%-90.2%) and 13.5% ± 14.7% (min-max: 0.0%-73.0%) for inpatient stay. Pain-a...
Unknown is the explanation for pain-affected body surface area association with SCD pain quality but not pain intensity at outpatient and inpatient visits. Additional research is warranted to explore ...
In 2014, the National Institute of Health Pain Consortium's research task force on research standards for chronic low back pain (CLBP) proposed a measure that could be used to stratify patients by the...
The sample included 1677 chiropractic patients being treated for CLBP and chronic neck pain, had an average age of 49, 71% female, and 90% White. Study participants completed the PROMIS-29 v2.1 profil...
Item-total correlations were high (0.64-0.84) with a Cronbach's alpha of 0.93. Eigenvalues suggested the possibility of two factors corresponding to physical function and pain interference/intensity. ...
This study presents evidence that the ISS is sufficiently unidimensional, covers a range of chronic pain impact and is a reliable measure. Insights are obtained into the sequence of chronic pain impac...
Pain is common in older individuals. In order to understand and treat pain in this group, reliable and valid measures are needed. This study aimed to evaluate: (1) the validity, utility, incorrect res...
Two hundred and one orthopedic clinic outpatients ≥ 65 years old were asked to rate their current pain, and least, average, and worst pain intensity in the past week using 5 scales: Verbal Numerical R...
The findings support validity of all 5 scales in older individuals who are able to use all measures. The VNRS had the lowest (2%) and the VAS had the highest (6%) incorrect response rates. The NRS was...
Although all five scales are valid, the VNRS evidences the best overall utility in this sample of older individuals with pain. The NRS or FPS-R would be fine alternatives if it is not practical or fea...
