Pain-QuILT: Clinical feasibility of a web-based visual pain assessment tool in adults with chronic pain

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2014, Pages

  Lalloo, Chitra ^a   Kumbhare, Dinesh ^b   Stinson, Jennifer N ^c   Henry, James L ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Assessment tool; Chronic pain; Clinical feasibility; Internet

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLASSIFICATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PROCEDURES; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHRONIC PAIN; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT PREFERENCE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84902281181     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.3292     Document Type: Article

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