Responsiveness of visual analogue scale and mcgill pain scale measures j manipulative physiol ther 2001 oct. Interpretation of visual analog scale ratings and change. Patients are asked to pick a number on the line that represents their pain level or intensity. Consideration of the vas in terms of its physical structure and the patients behaviour when confronted with the scale, casts doubt on its validity. Please indicate your pain level right now, average pain, and pain at its best and. Eighty patients suffering from a wide range of chronic painful states completed three identical scales for pain, anxiety, depression and mood during their first visit. If you have more than one complaint, please answer each question for each individual complaint and indicate the score for each note. Please indicate your pain level right now, average. Please circle the number that best describes the question. If you have more than one complaint, please answer each question for each individual complaint and indicate which score is for which complaint. A total of 310 subjects with pruritic dermatoses 148 caucasian subjects and 162 asian subjects were recruited. The visual analog scale vas, as the name implies, uses an analog format, meaning that it represents a continuous range of values.
Ifyou have more than one complaint, please answer each question for each individual complaint and indicate the score for each complaint. These measurements were repeated at a later time following a treatment, with the addition of a visual analogue scale for pain relief. Patient specific functional scale reprinted with permission from straford p, gill c, westaway m, binkley j. Quadruple numerical rating scale scoring the quadruple numerical rating scale qnrs is a reliable and valid method for pain measurement.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the visual analogue scale vas as a method of pruritus assessment. The pain selfperception scale psps is a 24item questionnaire used to assess mental defeat in chronic pain patients. Validation of a spanish language version of the pain self. These measurements were repeated at a later time following a treatment, with the. The patients assessed pruritus intensity using the horizontal and vertical vas, numeric rating scale nrs and verbal. Quadruple visual analogue scale circle the number that best describes the pain you are experiencing.
If you have more than one complaint, please answer each. A commonly used visual analog scale is a 10cm line labeled with worst pain imaginable on the right border and no pain on the left border. Please indicate your average pain levels and pain at minimum maximum using the last. Visual analogue scales are generally easy to understand and complete. Probably the oldest and most well known oa tool is the visual analogue scale vas. The quadruple visual analogue scale pdf this adobe acrobat file covers 4 characteristics of the patient complaint.
Pain level at the time of the current office visit. If you would like to mark for more than one type of pain for each question, please label the additional circles. If you have more than one complaint, please answer each question for each individual complaint and indicate the score for each complaint. An instrument used to quantify a subjective experience, such as the intensity of pain.
The aim of this study was to develop a spanish language version of the psps pspsspanish, to assess the instruments psychometric properties in a sample of patients with fibromyalgia and to confirm a possible overlapping between mental defeat and pain catastrophizing. A visual analogue scale vas is a measurement instrument that tries to measure a characteristic or attitude that is believed to range across a continuum of values and cannot easily be directly measured. Quadruple visual analogue scale name date please circle the number that best describes the question being asked. This scale is a modified version of the visual analog scale. For example, the amount of pain that a patient feels.
Please indicate your pain level right now, average pain, and pain at its best. If you have more than one complaint, please answer each question for each. If you have more than one complaint, please answer each questions for each individual complaint and. Visual analog scale definition of visual analog scale by. Please indicate your average pain levels and pain at minimum maximum using the.
On a scale of 1 to 10 with 10 being the worst pain and zero being no pain, rate your above complaints by circling the number. If you have more than one complaint, please answer each question for. A visual analogue scale vas usually consists of a 100 mm line anchored at each end by descriptors fig. If you have more than one complaint, please answer each question for each ind ividual complaint and indicate the score for each complaint. If you have more than one complaint, please answer each question for each individual complaint and indicate the score for each. The patient is instructed to make a mark along the line to represent the intensity of pain. Primary visual analogue scale vas, western ontario and mcmaster universities womac index and secondary outcomes variables, assessed at weeks two, four, eight and 12, were koa pain intensity measured by quadruple visual analogue scales in the target knee, the womac total score. Assessing disability and change on individual patients. Typical or average pain since the last visit or since the initial visit, or since the onset of the. The pain vas originated from continuous visual analog scales developed in the field of psychology to measure well. We found that this scale is easier for subjects to use, resulting in less missing and unclear responses. The visual analogue scale is a line, usually 10 cm long, with each endpoint clearly marked and described. Use of pain rating scales, especially the visual analogue scale vas, has increased dramatically in the last decade. The visual analogue scale vas is commonly used as the outcome measure for such studies.
For purposes of doublesided print, the numbers on this scale are reversed. Quadruple visual analogue scale patient name date please read carefully. Please put a mark on the line that best describes the question being asked. The mean, median and mode of the vrs scoring for each vas score. Quadruple visual analogue scale bales family chiropractic. The visual analogue scale as an outcome assessment tool. Visual analogue scale vas instructions for producing a vas bedside card. It is usually presented as a 100mm horizontal line on which the patients pain intensity is represented by a point between the extremes of no pain at all and worst pain imaginable. If you have more than one chief complaint, feel free to circle a number for each complaint and note which. It is often used in epidemiologic and clinical research to measure the intensity or frequency of various symptoms.
Primary visual analogue scale vas, western ontario and mcmaster universities womac index and secondary outcomes variables, assessed at weeks two, four, eight and 12, were koa pain intensity measured by quadruple visual analogue scales in. Determination of the vas categories was performed similarly to hongbo et al. Visual analog scale an overview sciencedirect topics. Please indicate your pain level right now, average pain, and pain at its best and worst. Please indicate your pain level right now, average pain, and pain at. Option 1 doublesided print or photocopy the next 2 diagrams ensuring that the lines are exactly 10 cm in length and superimposed laminate the vas bedside card for patient use please note. Quadruple visual analogue scale form print fill out. Quadruple visual analogue scale please circle the number that best describes the question being asked. Patients place a mark on the scale that corresponds to their pain. Interpretation of visual analog scale ratings and change scores.
Present pain, typical or average pain, and pain range at its least and worst. Please circle the number that best describes the question being asked. It is nonlinear and prone to bias which limits its use as a serial measure of pain severity. Its simplicity, reliability, and validity, as well as its. Woodforde and merskey 15 first reported use of the vas pain scale with the descriptor extremes no pain at all and my pain is as bad as it could possibly be in patients with a variety of conditions.