Hello Sharlene,
You could also try :
Price DD, Bush FM, Long S, Harkins SW. A comparison of pain measurement
characteristics of mechanical visual analogue and simple numerical rating
scales. Pain 1994; 56:217-26.
Good luck
Cheers,
Anna.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "David Dean" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, 24 March 2000 8:21
Subject: Re: VAS reference help
> Dear Sharlene
>
> Some other references that may be of use:
>
> McCormack, H.M., Horne J.L., Sheather S. Clinical Applications of V.A.S. a
> critical review. Psychological Med 18, 1007 (1988)
>
> Visual Analogue Pain Rating Scales in Measuring Health - A Guide to Rating
> and Questionnaires, Oxford Uni. Press 2nd Ed, McDowell & Newell
>
> Sriwatanakul K, Kelvie W, Lasagna L, et al - Studies with different types
of
> VAS for measurement of pain. Clin. Pharmacol Ther. (1983);34: 234-239
>
> As to who invented the VAS scales use in pain I'm not sure but Huskinsson
> seems to have popularised it's use back in the 1970's.
>
> Kind regards
> David
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dave Pugh <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: 22 March 2000 04:34
> Subject: RE: Hello all!
>
>
> >Dear Sharlene,
> >
> >Here are a couple of references which may help:
> >
> >Ohnhaus, E.E. and Adler, R., Methodological problems in the measurement
of
> >pain: a comparison between the verbal rating scale and the VAS, Pain, 1
> >(1975) 379-384
> >
> >Duncan, G.H., Bushnell, M.C., and Levigne, G.J. Comparison of verbal and
> >visual analogue scales for measuring the intensity and unpleasantness of
> >experimental pain, Pain, 37 (1989) 295-303
> >
> >Would love to hear about the results of your research -- can you get
back
> >to us with them??
> >
> >Cheers!
> >Karen
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: [log in to unmask]
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On
> >Behalf Of Sharlene Ting
> >Sent: March 12, 2000 9:38 AM
> >To: [log in to unmask]
> >Subject: Hello all!
> >
> >Dear All,
> >
> >I am currently doing a dissertation for my undergrad
> >degree on 2 outcome measures of pain ... that is the
> >well documented Visual Analogue Scale and the not so
> >well documented Numeric Rating Scale (Verbal). Does
> >anyone know the 'key' article for these 2 scales? Who
> >invented the use of the VAS in pain measurement etc?
> >And if possible does anyone know a really good article
> >or book on outcome measures (except Pain Assessment by
> >Turk and Melzack, 1992) naming the different types
> >(too many), the advantages and disadvantages etc?
> >
> >Thanks a lot for your help!!! :)
> >
> >Sharlene :)
> >
> >
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