ArticleIndian journal of anaesthesia2021
Influence of interpretation of pain scores on patients' perception of pain: A prospective study.
Article in Indian journal of anaesthesia, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05427058 (Hypogastric Plexus Block and Ganglion Impar Block for Cervical and Endometrial Cancer Pain Management), which is not on this map. Cited by 8 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Hypogastric Plexus Block and Ganglion Impar Block for Cervical and Endometrial Cancer Pain Management: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Efficacy and Safety
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 10 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Translation and validation of the revised American Pain Society Patient Outcome Questionnaire (APS-POQ-R) for evaluating the effectiveness of acute pain services in the Indian population.Indian journal of anaesthesia · 2023Article
- Does past/current pain change pain experience? Comparing self-reports and pupillary responses.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- Functional outcomes and quality of recovery after anaesthesia and surgery - Outreaching towards protracted goals.Indian journal of anaesthesia · 2022Article
- The increasing trend of observational studies in clinical research: Have we forgotten and started defying the hierarchy?Indian journal of anaesthesia · 2021Article
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Abstract
BACKGROUND AND
aimsAssessment 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.
methodsThis prospective study was registered after approval from our hospital ethics board. Sample size estimated for the trial was 360 patients. All postoperative patients were recruited after informed consent. Patients having prolonged stay in Intensive Care Unit (more than 48 h), or those who underwent emergency surgeries were excluded. During Acute Pain Service (APS) rounds, patients were asked to rate their PS on the NRS. This was followed by a briefing about the clinical interpretation of the scale, and the patients were asked to re score their pain using the same scale. The change in pain severity was compared using Chi-square test.
resultsFollowing explanation, a change in severity was seen for PS at rest [
conclusionExplaining the clinical interpretation of PS on a NRS does lead to a change in patients' self-assessed PS.
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