Identifying a long-term/chronic, non-cancer pain population using a one-dimensional verbal pain rating scale: an epidemiological study

The usefulness of the verbal pain rating scale (VRS) included in the Short Form 36 (SF-36) in identifying characteristics of long-term pain conditions, was analyzed using data from the 1994 Danish Health and Morbidity Survey. Based on the rating of pain intensity during a 4-week recall period the re...

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Veröffentlicht in:	European journal of pain 2004-04, Vol.8 (2), p.145-152
Hauptverfasser:	Jensen, Marianne Kjettrup, Sjøgren, Per, Ekholm, Ola, Rasmussen, Niels Kristian, Eriksen, Jørgen
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Aged Chronic Disease Denmark Disability Evaluation Epidemiologic Studies Epidemiology Female Health Status Humans Male Middle Aged Pain Pain - complications Pain - diagnosis Pain - psychology Pain Measurement Patient Acceptance of Health Care Reproducibility of Results Risk factors in long-term pain conditions Socioeconomic Factors Time Factors Verbal rating scale
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Zusammenfassung:	The usefulness of the verbal pain rating scale (VRS) included in the Short Form 36 (SF-36) in identifying characteristics of long-term pain conditions, was analyzed using data from the 1994 Danish Health and Morbidity Survey. Based on the rating of pain intensity during a 4-week recall period the respondents were categorized into three groups: a high pain group (HPG) consisting of persons reporting moderate to severe pain (VRS 4–6), a low pain group (LPG) who rated their pain as very mild or mild (VRS 2–3), and a control group (CG) with no pain (VRS 1). The investigated sample comprised 3992 persons (HPG=563 persons, LPG=1714, and CG=1715 persons). Older age, educational level (
ISSN:	1090-3801 1532-2149
DOI:	10.1016/S1090-3801(03)00088-0