Open AccessInfluence of interpretation of pain scores on patients' perception of pain: A prospective study
Author(s) -
Sumitra G Bakshi,
Akanksha Rathod,
Supriya Salunkhe
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
indian journal of anaesthesia/indian journal of anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.645
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 0976-2817
pISSN - 0019-5049
DOI - 10.4103/ija.ija_130_21
Subject(s) - medicine , interpretation (philosophy) , pain perception , physical therapy , prospective cohort study , perception , neuroscience , computer science , biology , programming language
Assessment of pain using pain scales is essential. In the Numeric Rating Scale (NRS), patients are asked to score their pain intensity on a scale from 0 to 10 (10- worst pain). This requires some abstract thinking by the patient, also the pain scores (PS) may not essentially communicate the patients' need for more analgesia. We planned a study to evaluate the change in patients' self-assessed PS after understanding clinical interpretation of the NRS.