Test-Retest Reliability of Pain Measures in Institutionalized Older Adults: Number of Painful Body Sites, Pain Intensity, and Pain Extent.

Anabela Gonçalves SilvaSilvia De FrancescoMilton RodriguesAlexandra QueirósMargarida Cerqueira

Published in: Pain practice : the official journal of World Institute of Pain (2020)

The vertical pain rating scale and the body chart seem reliable to assess pain intensity and number of pain sites, respectively. The wide CI for the ICC found for pain area and the high measurement error compromise its potential clinical relevance.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
pain management
neuropathic pain
physical activity
spinal cord
postoperative pain
high intensity