CANCER NURSING™. 21(1):46-49, FEBRUARY 1998

PMID: 9494230

Issn Print: 0162-220X

Publication Date: February 1998


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A call for standardizing the clinical rating of pain intensity using a 0 to 10 rating scale

Jo Dalton;Faye McNaull;

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Abstract

Pain is difficult to measure, regardless of etiology. Furthermore, the measurement of pain is complicated by variation in the use of visual analogue scales as well as other pain assessment measures. This brief article reviews situations contributing to confusion regarding pain intensity measures and argues for consistency in its measurement with adults not experiencing cognitive disorders in the clinical setting.

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