Apart from a few deficits, most questions about pain intensity and function were fully recorded. The evaluation of the outcome was difficult as regardless of the pain therapy, a relevant proportion of the patients reported no pain. Due to the lack of conclusive diagnoses at the time of the ...
(NHP)27,28was developed to be used in epidemiologic studies of health and disease and consists of two parts. Part 1 contains 38 yes/no items in six dimensions: pain,physical mobility, emotional reactions, energy, social isolation, and sleep. Part 2 contains 7 general yes/no questions ...
Each of the various muscles, tendons, bones, joints and ligaments in the lower back contains sensory nerves that can transmit messages of pain through the spinal cord to the brain. There are also organs in the abdomen and pelvis that, when they become inflamed or diseased, can signal pain i...
The face and content validity of the questionnaires were assessed. The clarity of the translated questions was tested and discussed by experts until consensus reached. All translation and back translation were achieved prior to study initiation. A pilot study of 10 patients was completed before ...
The data raise questions about the interpretation of patient satisfaction as an outcome variable in studies of the quality of pain management.doi:10.1016/0304-3959(94)90168-6SandraE.WardandDebraGordonPainWard SE, Gordon D. Application of the American Pain Society quality assurance stand...
to the general population (Brown, 1997;Hutchinson et al., 2006). Physical symptoms such as low energy, reduced mobility, and chronic pain can significantly reduce a person’s quality of life. PsyR programs that promote physical health andwellnessare an essential element of mental health systems....
quality of life (HRQoL) domains: bodily pain (BP), physical functioning (PF), role limitation due to physical problems (PR), role limitation due to emotional problems (ER), Vitality (V), social functioning (SF), mental health (MH), and general health perceptions (GH). The questions in ...
We measured HRQoL using the generic questionnaire KIDSCREEN-52 and pain using questions from the Lübeck Pain-Screening Questionnaire. Multiple regression was used to analyze relationships between HRQoL and sex, age, and pain. The response rate was 74%. A large percentage of the sample, 60%, ...
Methods: In this cross-sectional study, a total of 225 of 282 people responded to a questionnaire consisting of two instruments and background questions. The psycho-social dimension of pain was measured using the Multidimensional Pain Inventory–Swedish language version (MPI-S) with five scales: ...
Objective: To revise the Pain Quality Assessment Scale (PQAS) using feedback from patients to further increase its validity.Methods: This project involved 3 cognitive interviewing studies. In Study 1, a group of patients with chronic pain (N=20) were asked a series of questions regarding the ...