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Data collection included: Short Form 36 version 2 for HRQoL, Brief Pain Inventory - Short Form, Fatigue Severity Scale, level of physical activity, medical history, and physical examination.<bold>Results: </bold>Overall HRQoL equalled that of population norms; however self-reported physical health...
The severity of the patients' pain was assessed preoperatively and at 2weeks, 6weeks and 3months postoperatively by using a visual analogue scale (VAS). Quality of life (QoL) was evaluated by administering a standard health survey before and 3months after surgery. Results in the three groups...
Of the 41% of studies that required participants meet a minimum pain intensity score, the mean score was 5.2 (on a 0–10 visual analog or numeric scale). Of the 56% of studies that required a minimum duration of pain, the median number of months was 6, and the requirements ranged ...
One such measure - the EQ-5D - has come under criticism due to the inherent limitations of its three-level response scales. In evaluations of chronic pain, the numerical pain rating scale (NPRS) which has eleven levels is routinely used which has a greater measurement range, but which can ...
Pain (visual analog scale = VAS, verbal pain rating), fatigue (brief fatigue inventory = BFI), sleep problems, QoL (Short Form 36 = SF36), and European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC)-QoL-C30 data were gathered using standardized measures. In the elderly group, ...
(English translation: Questionnaire to assess Health-Related Quality of Life in children and adolescents). KIDSCREEN-52, -27, -10: health-related quality of life of children and adolescents aged 8 to 18 years (no acronym). PedMIDAS: Pediatric Migraine Disability Assessment Scale. CHQ-PF50, -...
After that, pain threshold, pain tolerance, and visual analog scale (VAS) scores of the participants were measured. Results: Patients' quality of life was poorer than the relative and control groups. The age of first alcohol use was found to be positively associated with quality of life. ...
Pain intensity and disability scores are associated with advanced PD stages and higher motor scores, assessed with the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) [28]. 3.2. Radicular pain The second next most common type is radicular pain [6,24]. The prevalence of radicular pain in ...
To define the endometriosis-associated pelvic pain, the Visual Analogic Scale (VAS) was used. The Short Form-36 (SF-36), the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) and the Female Sexual Distress Scale (FSDS) were used to assess the QoL, the sexual function and the sexual distress, ...