Measuring pain impact versus pain severity using a numeric rating scale

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 555-560

  Fraenkel, Liana ^a   Falzer, Paul ^b   Fried, Terri ^a   Kohler, Minna ^a   Peters, Ellen ^c   Kerns, Robert ^a   Leventhal, Howard ^d  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic pain; Illness perceptions; Numeric rating scale; Patient preferences; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; NUMERIC RATING SCALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PREDICTION; RATING SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC PAIN; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN PERCEPTION; PATIENT PREFERENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862553987     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-011-1926-z     Document Type: Article

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