Articles: pain-measurement.
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The goal of this study was to determine the minimal change in pain score recognized by patients as meaningful known as minimal clinically important difference (MCID). ⋯ Recognizing the extent of change in pain score that really matters to patients is crucial for the evaluation of treatment effect. Patients perceived a change of 1.65 points on NRS and 16.55 on VAS in their pain severity as meaningful. This value was not different whether the pain was perceived alleviated or aggravated.
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Arthritis care & research · Aug 2020
Stability of Measures of Pain Catastrophizing and Widespread Pain Following Total Knee Replacement.
Pain catastrophizing and widespread pain are predictors of pain chronicity/severity. Gaps remain in our understanding of the extent to which each is a stable (trait) or dynamic (state) variable. We undertook this study to assess the stability of each variable from before to after total knee replacement (TKR) and whether changes are explained by pain improvements. ⋯ The PCS score reflects state-like aspects of catastrophizing that diminish along with pain. In contrast, widespread pain scores worsened and improved equally often, regardless of knee pain relief. The findings urge caution in interpreting PCS score and widespread pain as trait measures in musculoskeletal research.
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Observational Study
Translation, cross-cultural adaptation, and measurement properties of the Nepali version of the central sensitization inventory (CSI).
Central sensitization is thought to be an important contributing factor in many chronic pain disorders. The Central Sensitization Inventory (CSI) is a patient-reported measure frequently used to assess symptoms related to central sensitization. The aims of the study were to translate and cross-culturally adapt the CSI into Nepali (CSI-NP) and assess its measurement properties. ⋯ The Nepali translation of the CSI demonstrated excellent reliability and construct validity in adults with musculoskeletal pain. It is now available to Nepali health care providers to help assess central sensitization-related signs and symptoms in individuals with musculoskeletal pain in research or clinical practice to advance the understanding of central sensitization in Nepalese samples.
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Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) mediated inflammation has been implicated, in knee osteoarthritis, despite being a predominantly degenerative condition. ⋯ Injection of adalimumab via the intra-articular route into the knee joint in primary osteoarthritis yields promising results.
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ED pain score reassessment and documentation rates were drastically low according to sampled data from the St. Margaret Hospital Emergency Department, leading to difficult pain management encounters for clinicians. The purpose of this project was to improve pain score reassessment rates in ED patients who were discharged with extremity pain. ⋯ Implementing daily audits and weekly newsletters that created transparency of individual and group performances increased pain score reassessment and documentation rates.