• Hand clinics · Feb 2016

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    Self-Report Measures of Hand Pain Intensity: Current Evidence and Recommendations.

    • Elena Castarlenas, de la Vega Rocío R Unit for the Study and Treatment of Pain - ALGOS, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Catalonia, Carretera de Valls, s/n 43007, Spain; Department of Psycholo, Mark P Jensen, and Jordi Miró.
    • Unit for the Study and Treatment of Pain - ALGOS, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Catalonia, Carretera de Valls, s/n 43007, Spain; Department of Psychology, Research Center for Behavior Assessment (CRAMC), Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Catalonia, Carretera de Valls, s/n 43007, Spain; Pere Virgili Institute for Health Research (IISPV), Institut d'Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Catalonia, Carretera de Valls, s/n 43007, Spain.
    • Hand Clin. 2016 Feb 1; 32 (1): 11-9.

    AbstractSuccessful management of problems related to the hands and upper extremities begins with a comprehensive assessment of the pain experience and related factors. Pain intensity is the domain most commonly assessed, and pain relief is often the primary goal of treatment. Because pain is a private and subjective experience, self-report is considered the gold standard of pain measurement. This article describes and discusses the strengths and weaknesses of the most commonly used self-report scales used to measure hand pain intensity, and gives recommendations to help clinicians select from among the various options for measuring the intensity of hand pain. Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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