@article{IR,
      school = {M.D.},
      author = {Betcher, Adam},
      url = {http://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/9501},
      title = {Patient perspectives on the effectiveness, ease of use,  and satisfaction of pain rating scales for people with  chronic pain},
      publisher = {Oregon Health and Science University},
      abstract = {Pain is a complex experience that can be difficult to  measure. Ensuring pain scales are accurately describing  patients' experiences is one critical way to improve  patient care. The goal of this study was to evaluate five  common pain rating scales based on perceived effectiveness,  ease of use, and patient satisfaction. Seventy-five  patients age eighteen-years-or-older with any clinical  diagnosis causing chronic pain at OHSU's Comprehensive Pain  Center participated in a 19-question survey asking  participants to rate their experiences using the Numerical  Rating Scale, Verbal Rating Scale, Mankoski Pain Scale,  Brief Pain Inventory, and the Defense and Veteran Pain  Rating Scale. The results of the study show the Numerical  Rating Scale and the Verbal Rating Scale were rated as  significantly less effective at describing pain and  significantly less satisfying than the multidimensional  pain scales with survey respondents demonstrating a strong  preference for the Defense and Veterans Pain Rating Scale.  This data suggests the Numerical Rating Scale and the  Verbal Rating Scale may not meet the needs of many people  living with chronic pain.},
      number = {IR},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.6083/b8515p091},
      recid = {9501},
      address = {2022},
}