A review and critique of assessment instruments for patients with persistent pain

Journal of Pain Research

Volumn 2, Issue , 2009, Pages 21-47

  Grimmer Somers, Karen ^a   Vipond, Nic ^b   Kumar, Saravana ^a   Hall, Gillia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b Accident Compensation Corporation   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Assessment; Clinical utility; Evidence base; Persistent pain; Psychometric properties

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; BRIEF PAIN INVENTORY; CENTER FOR EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES DEPRESSION SCALE; CHRONIC PAIN; DISEASE SEVERITY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT VALIDATION; INTERVIEW; LIFE SATISFACTION; MCGILL PAIN QUESTIONNAIRE; MINNESOTA MULTIPHASIC PERSONALITY INVENTORY; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; OCCUPATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SHORT FORM 36; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 66249119788     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11787090     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/jpr.s4949     Document Type: Review

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