Exploring the Role of Pictograms in the Comprehension of Pain.

Piotr MerksRegis VaillancourtIrene DulaiGloria LamontagneJarosław PinkasUrszula ReligioniDariusz ŚwietlikJustyna KaźmierczakEliza BlicharskaMike ZenderJameason Cameron

Published in: Journal of pain research (2023)

These 8 pictograms can be used clinically once they have been redrawn to improve consistency, and future research in the design of pictograms representing pain qualities of the SF-MPQ-2 should focus on design improvements for the remaining 14 pain qualities with poor comprehensibility.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
pain management
neuropathic pain
spinal cord