Pain medicine : the official journal of the American Academy of Pain Medicine
-
Multicenter Study
Concurrent Validity of the Defense and Veterans Pain Rating Scale in VA Outpatients.
The purpose of this report is to investigate the concurrent validity of the Defense and Veterans Pain Rating Scale (DVPRS) with other validated self-report measures in U.S. veterans. ⋯ These findings provide preliminary evidence for the concurrent validity of the DVPRS as a brief, multidimensional measure of pain interference that make it a practical tool for use in primary care settings to assess the impact of pain on daily functioning and monitor chronic pain over time.