PAIN-MEASUREMENT SCALES

SUMMARY

1. Brief Pain Inventory: detailed questionnaire regarding pain and interference with function^[1].

2. Abbey Pain Scale: for non-verbal people with dementia^[2]
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3. Note that these do not correlate with the quality of life.

OTHER RELATED SCALES
4. Depression, anxiety & stress scale (DAS), pain catastrophizing scale.

Reference(s)

↑ Fillingim RB. PAIN 158 (2017) S11-S18.
↑ Abbey J et al. Int J Palliat Nurs 200.

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[1] Fillingim RB. PAIN 158 (2017) S11-S18.

[2] Abbey J et al. Int J Palliat Nurs 200.

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