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Adult patients' postoperative pain descriptions and responses to the Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire
- Source :
- Clinical nursing research. 10(4)
- Publication Year :
- 2002
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Abstract
- This study examined the clinical usefulness of the Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire (SF-MPQ). Thirty postoperative patients were asked to describe their postoperative pain and then administered the SF-MPQ. Eighteen (60%) used exact SF-MPQ sensory or affective words or synonyms to describe their postoperative pain during the interview. These results provide further evidence of the clinical relevance of the SF-MPQ sensory and affective scales. Pain descriptions by patients that go beyond pain intensity descriptions may communicate more precise information about the pain and lead to more effective pain interventions. Patients with difficulty describing their pain might be assisted by using the SF-MPQ.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Pain, Postoperative
Adult patients
business.industry
Postoperative pain
Psychological intervention
MEDLINE
Professional-Patient Relations
humanities
Physical medicine and rehabilitation
Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire
McGill Pain Questionnaire
Surveys and Questionnaires
medicine
Physical therapy
Humans
Clinical significance
Female
business
General Nursing
Pain Measurement
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 10547738
- Volume :
- 10
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Clinical nursing research
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....cd44acac38cf767c38737e67ad073395