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An interesting philosophical question, Jeremy. Can you not turn to your colleagues, Andrew Moore et al (http://www.change-pain.co.uk/about-change-pain/about-our-advisory-panel/) who have spent many years with this conundrum, I expect.

 

Ian

 

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From: Evidence based health (EBH) [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Jeremy Howick
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Subject: pain: psychological or physical

 

Dear List Members,

 

Within the context of a trial or systematic review, is change in pain (for example with a visual analog scale): (a) physical outcome, (b) psychological outcome, or (c) both.neither?

 

I am aware that many causes of pain (such as bumping my head into a low door frame) are purely physical. What I am interested in is whether pain as an outcome measured by a visual analog scale itself is physical, psychological, or both/neither.

 

I’m specifically interested in what the scientific consensus is or, better, whether there is evidence of some kind that could resolve this.

 

Thanks in advance,

 

Jeremy

 

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