ReviewResearch in nursing & health1990
A critical review of visual analogue scales in the measurement of clinical phenomena.
Review in Research in nursing & health, 1990. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 17 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 683 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
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Improving Emotion Regulation at the End of Breast Cancer Treatment: A Randomized Controlled Study Assessing the Impact of a Multi-Component Psychological Group Intervention
The Effectiveness of Short-term Massage Versus Trabert Current Therapy in Patients With Low Back Pain
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The Effect Of Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction On Pain, Quality Of Life And Psychological Status
Erythritol Air-polishing Versus Curette/Ultrasonic Debridement of Mandibular Furcation Lesions in Supportive Periodontal Therapy A 12-Month Randomized Controlled Trial
Impact of Minimally Invasive Restorative Techniques on Pregnant Women Oral Health Related Quality of Life: a Randomized Clinical Trial
A Placebo Controlled Randomised Study of the Balloon Sinuplasty Efficiency in Chronic or Recurrent Maxillary Rhinosinusitis.
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The Development of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) for Chronic Loneliness in Children and Young People: Protocol for a Single-case Experimental Design
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Who cites it
683 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- A systematic review and meta-analysis of the effect of phonophoresis on patients with knee osteoarthritis.Scientific reports · 2022Pooled it
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- Effect of Acupressure on Anxiety, Embarrassment, and Procedural Fear in Patients Undergoing Urodynamic Testing: Randomized Controlled Study.Neurourology and urodynamics · 2026Trial
- Comparison of the effectiveness of two active distraction methods in reducing pain, fear, and anxiety in children during venipuncture: a randomized controlled trial.BMC pediatrics · 2026Trial
- Efficacy and safety ofBMC neurology · 2026Trial
- Effects of trehalose supplementation on bone healing, physical function, and pain in patients with pertrochanteric fractures: a randomized controlled trial.Scientific reports · 2026Trial
- Booster session prescription and outcomes in adults with chronic low back pain: Secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial.Journal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation · 2026Trial
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- Comparison of the efficacy of radial and focused extracorporeal shock-wave therapy (ESWT) in myofascial pain syndrome: a randomized, sham-controlled study.Lasers in medical science · 2025Trial
- Femoral neck locking plate versus multiple cannulated screws for femoral neck fractures in young adults: a randomized controlled trial.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Trial
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Abstract
Visual analogue scales (VAS) have been used in the social and behavioral sciences to measure a variety of subjective phenomena. The VAS method has potential utility for the measurement of a variety of clinical phenomena of interest to nurse investigators. In this review a description of the various forms of the VAS and an historical overview of their development are presented. In addition, conceptual, psychometric, and statistical aspects of the VAS are considered. Finally, strengths and limitations of the VAS method are addressed.
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