Barriers to Chronic Pain Measurement: A Qualitative Study of Patient Perspectives

Pain Medicine (United States)

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 1256-1264

  Robinson Papp, Jessica ^a   George, Mary Catherine ^a   Dorfman, David ^a   Simpson, David M ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic pain; Diabetic neuropathy; HIV; Low back pain; Measurement; Neuropathic pain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRIEF PAIN INVENTORY; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFUSION (UNCERTAINTY); CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MCGILL PAIN QUESTIONNAIRE; MEASUREMENT ACCURACY; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; PAIN INTENSITY; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SENSATION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURALGIA; NOCICEPTION; OUTPATIENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARDS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CHRONIC PAIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURALGIA; OUTPATIENTS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN PERCEPTION; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84948387440     PISSN: 15262375     EISSN: 15264637     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pme.12717     Document Type: Article

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