The eye sensation scale: An ophthalmic pain severity measure

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 84, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 752-762

  Caudle, Lynda E ^a   Williams, Keryn A ^a   Pesudovs, Konrad ^a,b  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Corneal transplantation; Focus groups; Outcome assessment; Pain measurement; Patient centered outcomes; Qualitative research; Scale development

Indexed keywords

EYE PROTECTION; MEDICAL PROBLEMS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VISION;

CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION; FOCUS GROUPS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT-CENTERED OUTCOMES; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SCALE DEVELOPMENT;

OPHTHALMOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EYE PAIN; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSATION;

ADULT; AGED; EYE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; SENSATION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 34547893806     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OPX.0b013e31812f7690     Document Type: Article

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