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Journal articles on the topic "Visual analogue scale (VAS)"
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Facco, E., G. Zanette, L. Favero, C. Bacci, S. Sivolella, F. Cavallin, and G. Manani. "Toward the Validation of Visual Analogue Scale for Anxiety." Anesthesia Progress 58, no. 1 (January 1, 2011): 8–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.2344/0003-3006-58.1.8.
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Anxiety is a relevant problem in dental practice. The Visual Analogue Scale for Anxiety (VAS-A), introduced in dentistry in 1988, has not yet been validated in large series. The aim of this study is to check VAS-A effectiveness in more than 1000 patients submitted to implantology. The VAS-A and the Dental Anxiety Scale (DAS) were administered preoperatively to 1114 patients (459 males and 655 females, age 54.7 ± 13.1 years). Statistical analysis was conducted with Pearson correlation coefficient, the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve, and McNemar tests. A close correlation between DAS and VAS-A was found (r = 0.57, P < .0001); the VAS-A thresholds of dental anxiety and phobia were 5.1 and 7.0 cm, respectively. Despite a significant concordance of tests in 800 cases (72%), disagreement was found in the remaining 314 cases (28%), and low DAS was associated with high VAS-A (230 cases) or vice versa (84 cases). Our study confirms that VAS-A is a simple, sensitive, fast, and reliable tool in dental anxiety assessment. The rate of disagreement between VAS-A and DAS is probably due to different test sensitivities to different components of dental anxiety. VAS-A can be used effectively in the assessment of dental patients, using the values of 5.1 cm and 7.0 cm as cutoff values for anxiety and phobia, respectively.
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Loncar, Jovana, Zorica Panic, Ivana Stojsin, Slobodan Savovic, and Bojan Petrovic. "Applicability of visual-analogue scale in patients with orofacial pain." Srpski arhiv za celokupno lekarstvo 141, no. 7-8 (2013): 454–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.2298/sarh1308454l.
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Introduction. Orofacial pain occurs in various disorders of the orofacial region. Objective. The aim of this study was to examine applicability of the visual-analogue scale (VAS) in patients with orofacial pain (model of acute and chronic pain). Methods. The study involved 60 patients, aged 18-70 years. The first group consisted of patients with dentin hypersensitivity, and the second group of patients with chronic rhinosinusitis. All patients were asked to fill-in a pain questionnaire and to rate pain intensity on the modified visual analogue scale (VAS; 0-10). Air indexing method was performed in the patients with dentin hypersensitivity in order to provoke pain, while the patients with chronic rhinosinusitis underwent CT imaging of paranasal sinuses. Wilcoxon?s test and Pearson?s correlation coefficient were used for statistical analysis. Results. In patients with dentin hypersensitivity provocation increased subjective feeling of pain, but without statistical significance (t=164.5; p>0.05). In patients with chronic rhinosinusitis a significant statistical correlation (r=0.53; p<0.05) was found between subjective pain assessment of VAS and CT findings. Conclusion. Applying VAS in the evaluation of acute and chronic pain can indicate progression or regression of pathological state under clinical conditions. This study showed that VAS, as a method for follow-up of pathological state, is more applicable and efficient when applied in chronic pain evaluation.
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Choi, Sang Sik. "Pain Relief Scale Is More Highly Correlated with Numerical Rating Scale than with Visual Analogue Scale in Chronic Pain Patients." Pain Physician 2;18, no. 2;3 (March 14, 2015): E195—E200. http://dx.doi.org/10.36076/ppj/2015.18.e195.
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The pain relief scale (PRS) is a method that measures the magnitude of change in pain intensity after treatment. The present study aimed to evaluate the correlation between PRS and changes in pain determined by the visual analogue scale (VAS) and numerical rating scale (NRS), to confirm the evidence supporting the use of PRS. Sixty patients with chronic spinal pain that had a VAS and NRS recorded during an initial examination were enrolled in the study. One week later, the patients received an epidural nerve block, then VAS, NRS, and PRS assessments were performed. Differences between VAS and NRS were compared to the PRS and scatter plots and correlation coefficient were generated. The differences and magnitude of decrease in the VAS and NRS raw data were converted to percentile values, and compared to the PRS. Both VAS and NRS values exhibited strong correlations (> 0.8) with PRS. Further, the differences between the VAS-PRS R (0.859) and NRS-PRS R (0.915) were statistically significant, (P = 0.0259). Compared to PRS, the VAS and NRS percentile scores exhibited higher correlation coefficients than scores based on the raw data differences. Furthermore, even when converted to a percentile, the NRS%-PRS R (0.968) was higher than the VAS%-PRS R (0.904), P = 0.0001. The results indicated that using the PRS together with NRS in pain assessment increased the objectivity of the assessment compared to using only VAS or NRS, and may have offset the limitations of VAS or NRS alone. Key words: Pain relief scale, numerical rating scale, visual analogue scale, pain measurement, pain intensity measurement, pain intensity scale
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Cowley, Jennifer A., and Heather Youngblood. "Subjective Response Differences between Visual Analogue, Ordinal and Hybrid Response Scales." Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting 53, no. 25 (October 2009): 1883–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/154193120905302506.
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The Human Factors and Ergonomics (HF/E) discipline employs different subjective response scale formats to measure subjective phenomena (e.g., hazard perception). Per the psychometrics literature, different scale formats can yield different participant responses, which is a potential threat to validity in replication studies if response scales are not consistent across study iterations. If ordinal response scales (e.g., Likert scales) yield ordinal data and continuous response scales (e.g., Visual Analogue Scales) yield continuous data then it is inappropriate to substitute one response scale for the other if they potentially yield different responses for the same question. The current research compared mean participant ratings for the same question on VAS, Likert and Hybrid response scales and found that VAS scales had significantly lower mean ratings than Likert and Hybrid response scales. Two scale features, the number of anchors (5 or 9) and the scale length (10.0cm and 19.2cm), were varied and no significant main effects or interactions resulted. In conclusion, scale types, not scale features, produced significant mean participant rating differences. To support the validity of replication research, this paper also provided a response scale taxonomy based on the scale features studied herein, that can be used to classify and report different response scales. Implications for these results and future research directions are discussed.
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Heller, Gillian Z., Maurizio Manuguerra, and Roberta Chow. "How to analyze the Visual Analogue Scale: Myths, truths and clinical relevance." Scandinavian Journal of Pain 13, no. 1 (October 1, 2016): 67–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sjpain.2016.06.012.
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AbstractBackground and aimsThe Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) is a popular tool for the measurement of pain. A variety of statistical methods are employed for its analysis as an outcome measure, not all of them optimal or appropriate. An issue which has attracted much discussion in the literature is whether VAS is at a ratio or ordinal level of measurement. This decision has an influence on the appropriate method of analysis. The aim of this article is to provide an overview of current practice in the analysis of VAS scores, to propose a method of analysis which avoids the shortcomings of more traditional approaches, and to provide best practice recommendations for the analysis of VAS scores.MethodsWe report on the current usage of statistical methods, which fall broadly into two categories: those that assume a probability distribution for VAS, and those that do not. We give an overview of these methods, and propose continuous ordinal regression, an extension of current ordinal regression methodology, which is appropriate for VAS at an ordinal level of measurement. We demonstrate the analysis of a published data set using a variety of methods, and use simulation to compare the power of the various methods to detect treatment differences, in differing pain situations.ResultsWe demonstrate that continuous ordinal regression provides the most powerful statistical analysis under a variety of conditions.Conclusions and Implications We recommend that in the situation in which no covariates besides treatment group are included in the analysis, distribution-free methods (Wilcoxon, Mann–Whitney) be used, as their power is indistinguishable from that of the proposed method. In the situation in which there are covariates which affect VAS, the proposed method is optimal. However, in this case, if the VAS scores are not concentrated around either extreme of the scale, normal-distribution methods (t-test, linear regression) are almost as powerful, and are recommended as a pragmatic choice. In the case of small sample size and VAS skewed to either extreme of the scale, the proposed method has vastly superior power to other methods.
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YAMAGIWA, MIKIKAZU, and YASUO SAKAKURA. "Evaluation of Throat Discomfort with Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)." Nippon Jibiinkoka Gakkai Kaiho 97, no. 1 (1994): 67–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.3950/jibiinkoka.97.67.
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Wilson, Rachel C., and P. W. Jones. "A comparison of the visual analogue scale and modified Borg scale for the measurement of dyspnoea during exercise." Clinical Science 76, no. 3 (March 1, 1989): 277–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.1042/cs0760277.
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1. The intensity of breathlessness during exercise was measured in ten normal subjects using a visual analogue scale (VAS) and a Borg scale to compare the use of the scales and their repeatability, both within the duration of a period of exercise and between tests. For each scale, subjects performed two exercise tests separated by a period of 2–6 weeks. Each exercise test consisted of two cycles of progressively increasing and decreasing workload. 2. All subjects felt confidently able to use both scales to quantify their feelings of breathlessness exclusively of other sensation. Equal preference was expressed for use of a particular scale. 3. With both scales there was a large intersubject variation in the relationship between dyspnoea score and minute ventilation (VE) (P < 0.01), and in the range of the scale used. 4. There was a good correlation between the VAS and Borg scores at each level of VE (r2 = 0.71), but the VAS score was used over a wider range than the Borg score. 5. The relationship between VE and the dyspnoea score measured by the two techniques was predominantly linear. The mean r2 for VAS score/VE was 0.68 (sd 0.19) and for Borg score/VE the mean r2 was 0.75 (sd 0.13). 6. The relationships VAS score/VE and Borg score/VE were unaffected by the direction in which the workload was varied (P > 0.05). 7. VE, measured at each work rate, did not differ between the two cycles (P > 0.05) or between the 2 days (P > 0.05). 8. With both scales, the slope of the VE-breathlessness relationship was slightly higher during the second half of the exercise compared with the first (0.05 < P > 0.01). 9. The scores with both scales were lower in the second test compared with the first (P < 0.01): Borg 16% lower, VAS 27% lower. 10. Measurements of dyspnoea made with the Borg scale appeared to have greater stability than VAS measurements and to correlate with VE a little better.
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Myles, P. S., and N. Urquhart. "The Linearity of the Visual Analogue Scale in Patients with Severe Acute Pain." Anaesthesia and Intensive Care 33, no. 1 (February 2005): 54–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0310057x0503300108.
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The visual analogue scale (VAS) is a standard measurement tool in pain research and clinical practice, and has been shown to have linear scale properties for mild to moderate pain. Our aim was to evaluate the scaling properties of the VAS in subjects with severe acute pain. After Ethics Committee approval we studied 22 patients and asked them to rate the severity of their pain on a 100 mm VAS at the initial assessment (VAS1), and again after administration of analgesic medication. The subject was asked to nominate when they considered their pain intensity had halved, and at this time they were asked to rate this on a second VAS (VAS0.5). When the subject had received satisfactory relief of their pain, they were asked to describe how much their pain had been relieved and were then asked to rate their final pain state using a third VAS (VASfinal). The mean (SD) scores were VAS1 84 (14) (range 56–100), VAS0.5 42 (13) and VASfinal 21 (16). The mean (95% CI) for VASratio was 0.51 (0.45–0.57). The mean (SD) patients’ estimate of pain relief was 77 (21)% from that of baseline, with a mean (SD) VASfinal 0.26 (0.20), 95% CI 0.17–0.38. The correlation of the patients’ estimate of pain relief with the VASfinal was r=0.89, rho=0.87, both P<0.001. The VAS is a linear scale in subjects with severe acute pain. Changes in the VAS score represent a relative change in the magnitude of pain sensation.
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Nenasheva, N. M., E. P. Terekhova, O. S. Bodnya, and O. V. Sebekina. "Visual analogue scale - a tool for assessing the control of allergic rhinitis." Russian Journal of Allergy 15, no. 6 (December 15, 2018): 79–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.36691/rja114.
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Allergic rhinitis (AR) is the most common form of rhinitis and the most common allergic disease in children and adults. Numerous clinical studies and daily practice indicate a pronounced negative effect of symptoms of AR on patients’ quality of life, their usual daily activity, cognitive functions, mood and sleep. The type and severity of individual symptoms can vary from patient to patient, and therapy should be directed to the overall control of the symptoms of AR. It is important to obtain reliable and comparable information regarding the severity of AR symptoms before, during and after the treatment, which can be assessed using a simple and accessible tool - a visual analogue scale (VAS). VAS validated for patients with AR allows to define a controlled, partially controlled and uncontrolled AR. The article proposes an algorithm for the treatment of AR, depending on the severity of the symptoms, assessed using VAS.
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Wolpe, Raquel E., Ana P. A. Queiroz, Kamilla Zomkowski, and Fabiana F. Sperandio. "Psychometric properties of the Female Sexual Function Index in the visual analogue scale format." Sexual Health 14, no. 3 (2017): 213. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/sh16131.
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Background The Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) is the gold standard for evaluating female sexual function, yet it has not been validated in a visual analogue scale (VAS) format. The aim of the present study was to assess the psychometric properties of the FSFI applied to the VAS. Methods: The study was conducted in three phases. In Phase 1, the instrument was adapted by two independent researchers, generating two versions, which were evaluated by a committee of six experts. The FSFI-VAS, resulting from this first phase, was used in a pilot study with 45 women. In Phase 2, the FSFI-Likert (original format) and FSFI-VAS questionnaires were administered to 246 women recruited to the study. Tests of reproducibility (test–retest/phase 3), internal consistency, discriminant validity and construct validity were applied. Results: In Phase 1, the pilot study showed that there were no doubts and difficulties completing the FSFI-VAS. In Phase 2, the Spearman rank (validity) test showed high correlation between the total scores on the FSFI-Likert and FSFI-VAS (0.87). The results of the internal consistency test were between 0.66 and 0.88, and the results of the construct validity test indicated a good value (0.73). The discriminant validity test was also appropriate. In Phase 3, the lowest intraclass correlation coefficient value was 0.81. Conclusion: The FSFI-VAS has internal consistency, construct validity, discriminant validity and reproducibility adequate to assess female sexual dysfunction in young women.
Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Visual analogue scale (VAS)"
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Skorniakova, Oxana G. "Sensitivity to sub-phonemic variation: Evidence from a Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) goodness-rating task." The Ohio State University, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1290127664.
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Bacci, Adriana do Vale Ferreira. ""Comparação da escala CR10 de Borg com a escala analógica visual (VAS) na avaliação da dor em pacientes com disfunções temporomandibulares"." Universidade de São Paulo, 2004. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/59/59137/tde-25042006-155158/.
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A Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) e a escala Category-Ratio (CR10) foram aplicadas para mensurar a dor em pacientes com Disfunções Temporomandibulares (DTMs) em dois estudos. No primeiro estudo, em 35 pacientes (Grupo I) foram aplicadas uma versão modificada da escala CR10 em português e a VAS para mensurar a dor espontânea, durante função orofacial e durante palpação antes e após tratamento odontológico. A modificação na CR10 consistiu em um desmembramento das categorias verbais e da escala numérica apresentadas cada uma delas em única coluna em mesma folha. Os coeficientes de correlação de Pearson entre as pontuações da VAS e da CR10 foram 0,85 antes do tratamento odontológico e 0,9 após o tratamento, indicando alta validade de critério. A associação entre os valores numéricos e as categorias verbais da Escala CR10 Modificada mostrou diferenças em relação ao que é proposto na escala original. As categorias: Moderado, Forte e Muito Forte foram associadas a valores superiores aos originais. O segundo estudo foi planejado para investigar se essas discrepâncias nas associações das categorias com os seus valores numéricos eram replicáveis e verificar se não dependiam da forma de apresentação da escala CR10 modificada. Para isso, as escalas foram aplicadas para medir dor em duas novas amostras de pacientes com DTMs antes do tratamento odontológico. A CR10 com nova modificação e a VAS foram aplicadas à primeira amostra (Grupo II , n=23 pacientes). A modificação na CR10 consistiu na apresentação primeiro da escala numérica em uma coluna seguida pela apresentação das categorias verbais em três colunas. A CR10 original e a VAS foram aplicadas à segunda amostra (Grupo III, n=17 pacientes). Os coeficientes de correlação de Pearson foram 0,9 para o Grupo II e 0,8 para o Grupo III, indicando também alta validade de critério. Assim como no primeiro estudo, na escala CR10, as categorias verbais: Moderado, Forte e Muito Forte foram associadas na escala numérica a valores superiores aos propostos na escala original Em ambos estudos, a escala CR10 foi a mais bem avaliada pelos pacientes, segundo a facilidade de compreensão das instruções e a adequação para o registro da dor. Evidencia-se a necessidade de mais estudos para validar a escala CR10 para a língua portuguesa para determinar com precisão a associação das categorias verbais aos valores numéricos.Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) and Category-Ratio Scale (CR10) were applied to measure pain in patients with Temporomandibular Disorders (TMDs). In the first study, a modified version of CR10 translated to Portuguese and VAS were applied to measure spontaneous pain, functional pain and pain by touch after and before dentistry treatment in 35 patients (Group I). The CR10 modification consisted of presenting the verbal categories and the numerical scale in separated columns in a sheet. Coefficients of Pearsons correlation between VAS and CR10 scores were .85 and .90 respectively before and after treatment, indicating a high criterion validation. The association of numerical values and verbal categories of Modified CR10 scale were different from the original CR10. The verbal expressions moderate, strong and very strong were attached to higher values. In the second study we investigated if these discrepancies in attaching the verbal categories to the numerical scale were replicable and if they were not an artifact of the way of presenting the modified CR10 scale. To check these topics, the scales were applied to measure pain in two new samples of patients with TMD before dentistry treatment. A new modified version of the CR10 scale and the VAS were applied to the first sample (Group II, n=23 patients). This modification in CR10 scale consisted of presenting first the numerical scale in separate column, and then the verbal categories distributed in three columns. The original CR10 and VAS were applied to the second sample (Group III, n=17 patients). Coefficients of Pearsons correlation between CR10 and VAS were .9 for Group II and .8 for Group III, indicating also high criterion validation. As indicated in the first study, some verbal categories were attached to the numerical scale at higher values than those ones in the original scale. In both studies,, most patients judged the CR10 easier to be understood and more adequate to measure pain than VAS. There is evidence of the necessity of more studies to validate CR10 to Portuguese to determine with precision the association of the verbal categories to the numeric values.
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Ramachandran, Sulabha. "Equivalence of Paper and Touch Screen Versions of the EQ-5D Visual Analog Scale (EQ-VAS)." Diss., Tucson, Arizona : University of Arizona, 2005. http://etd.library.arizona.edu/etd/GetFileServlet?file=file:///data1/pdf/etd/azu%5Fetd%5F1381%5F1%5Fm.pdf&type=application/pdf.
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Alfonsin, Mariane Meirelles. "Correlação da algometria, escala análogo visual, escala numérica de avaliação da dor em mulheres com dor pélvica crônica." reponame:Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações da UFRGS, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10183/97200.
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Introdução: A Dor Pélvica Crônica (DPC) é um problema social, com alta prevalência, acometendo mulheres na idade reprodutiva. Cada vez mais salientamos a importância de investigar instrumentos apropriados para avaliação da dor, facilitando na prática clínica a escolha do melhor método que torne mais completa a avaliação de aspectos da intensidade na mensuração da dor crônica. Portanto, o objetivo deste estudo é correlacionar diferentes instrumentos de avaliação da intensidade dolorosa, a escala numérica (EN), escala visual analógica (EVA) e a algometria de pressão, nas mulheres com DPC, a fim de identificar o instrumento que melhor expressa o quadro doloroso. Métodos: foram avaliadas pelo ginecologista oitenta mulheres encaminhadas ao ambulatório do serviço de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia do Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), trinta e três mulheres apresentaram algum aspecto dos nossos critérios de não inclusão. Selecionamos para participar do estudo quarenta e sete pacientes com DPC, sendo que vinte pacientes apresentavam endometriose diagnosticada por videolaparoscopia e vinte e sete pacientes apresentavam outras causas ginecológicas. Utilizamos no estudo um roteiro para anamnese cujos dados relacionados com a DPC foram coletados, tais como diagnóstico, tratamento, sintomatologia e locais da dor. Escores de dor foram classificados de acordo com a intensidade, através das escalas de dor (EN e EVA), instrumentos baseados no autorrelato do indivíduo e algometria de pressão, para verificar o limiar de dor à pressão das pacientes. Na análise dos dados, a concordância entre as escalas foi avaliada pelo coeficiente de correlação intraclasse (ICC) e a associação entre as escalas com o algômetro foi avaliada pelo coeficiente de correlação de Spearman, o nível de significância adotado foi de 5% (P<0,05). Resultados: As participantes do estudo tinham idade média de 38,3 ± 7,6 anos. Utilizamos o ICC para análise da correlação entre os instrumentos de relato da percepção dolorosa, ou seja, entre as EN e EVA, em relação à dor (0,992), na dismenorreia (1,00) e na dispareunia (0,996), e encontramos excelente concordância entre as escalas, com P<0,01. As associações da algometria com as escalas foram moderadas e inversas, apresentando diferenças estatisticamente significativas, quanto maior a pontuação nas escalas EN e EVA em relação à dispareunia, menores os valores no algômetro, exceto nos pontos LA1 e LA2 em ambos os lados. Também houve associação inversa das escalas EN e EVA na dismenorréia, no ponto LAB2 lado direito e associação inversa no ponto PS lado direito com a escala EVA de dor, com diferenças estatisticamente significativas. Conclusão: As escalas são instrumentos eficientes para avaliação da dor, podendo ser utilizada tanto a EN quanto a EVA na avaliação da intensidade dolorosa. Na avaliação das mulheres com DPC devemos utilizar a algometria de pressão associada à EN ou EVA, instrumentos inversamente proporcionais, confiáveis e sensíveis, tornando menos subjetiva a avaliação da dor para melhor expressar o quadro doloroso.Introduction: The Chronic Pelvic Pain (CPP) is a social problem, with high prevalence, affecting women in reproductive age. Increasingly, has been emphasised the importance of investigating appropriate instruments for evaluation of pain in clinical practice, by facilitating the choice of the best method to make more complete the evaluation in measuring intensity aspects of chronic pain. Therefore, the objective of this study is to correlate different painful intensity assessment tools, the numeric scale (NS), visual analogue scale (VAS) and algometry pressure, in women with CPP, in order to identify the instrument that best expresses the pain. Methods: were evaluated by the gynecologist eighty women referred to the Gynecology and Obstetrics service, Clinical Hospital of Porto Alegre (HCPA), thirty three women had some aspect of our criteria for not inclusion. The study included forty seven patients, twenty patients had endometriosis diagnosed by laparoscopy and twenty seven patients had other gynecological causes. For the analyses in this study we used a road map for anamnesis whose data related to the CPP was collected, such as diagnosis, treatment, symptoms and pain locations. In addition, pain scores were classified according to intensity, through the pain scales (NS and VAS), based on self-report instruments of individual and algometry, to verify the pressure pain threshold of the patients. Statistically, the agreement between scales was assessed by intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) and the association between the scales with the algometer were evaluated by Spearman's rank correlation coefficient, the level of significance adopted was 5% (P<0,05). Results: Study participants had an average age of 38.3 ± 7.6 years old. In the statistical analysis, we used ICC reporting instruments of perception painful I mean, between NS and VAS regarding pain (0,992), in dysmenorrhoea (1.00) and Dyspareunia (0.996), and we found excellent correlation between scales, with P<0,01. The associations of algometria with the scales were moderate and inverses, showing differences statistically significant, the higher the score NS and VAS in relation to Dyspareunia smaller values in algometer, except in points LA1 and LA2 on both sides. Indeed, there were also inverse association of scales NS and VAS on dysmenorrhea, in point LAB2 in the right side and inverse association in point PS in the right side with scale VAS of pain, with statistically significant differences. Conclusion: the scales are effective instruments for evaluation of pain, and may be used both in NS and VAS at painful intensity evaluation. In the evaluation of women with CPP should be used the algometry pressure associated with NS or VAS, instruments inversely proportional, reliable and sensitive, making less subjective pain assessment to better express the pain.
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Caimmi, Davide. "Contribution of real-life databases of adult patients suffering from allergic rhinitis Validation of the MASK‐rhinitis visual analogue scale on smartphone screens to assess allergic rhinitis control Discriminating severe seasonal allergic rhinitis. Results from a large nation-wide database." Thesis, Sorbonne université, 2019. http://www.theses.fr/2019SORUS510.
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La prévalence de la rhinite allergique (RA) est en augmentation dans le monde entier. Malheureusement, cette maladie est souvent considérée comme triviale, et les patients ont une tendance à ne pas consulter un médecin, malgré le fait que la RA a un impact très important sur leur qualité de vie. Les recommandations ARIA conseillent d’évaluer la sévérité de la maladie avant traitement et le contrôle des symptômes au cours du suivi pour optimiser le traitement, améliorer la qualité de vie des patients, et diminuer le coût de la RA. En analysant des bases de données en vie réelle, nous avons détecté un score simple et pratique qui permet aux médecins d’évaluer la sévérité de la RA et nous avons validé un système pour vérifier le contrôle des symptômes par visual analogue scale (VAS) sur l’écran des smartphones. Cette validation se base sur les données recueillies par l’application pour smartphones « MASK-Air® » et a été réalisé selon les recommandations COSMIN, avec évaluation, de la cohérence interne, de la fiabilité, de la sensibilité, et de l’acceptabilité. Le score pour évaluer la sévérité se base sur les résultats de l’étude Pollin’Air, après comparaison de 5 méthodes de classification des patients (deux types d’analyses en cluster, un score à 17 questions, le score ARPhyS à 5 questions et le VAS). L’évaluation de la sévérité et du contrôle de la RA sont essentielles pour bien gérer les patients, leurs symptômes et leur qualité de vie. Grâce à l’analyse de bases de données en vie réelle, nous avons validé des outils faciles à utiliser et à comprendre, et rapides à compléter, et qui peuvent donc être vraiment utilisés dans la pratique cliniqueThe prevalence of allergic rhinitis (AR) is increasing worldwide. Unfortunately, this disease is often considered as trivial, and patients tend not to consult their physician, and even less a specialist, even though AR has a very significant impact on the quality of life of patients, which translates into a risk of absenteeism and impaired presenteeism. ARIA guidelines recommend evaluating the severity of the disease before treatment and the control of symptoms during follow-up to optimize treatment, improve patients’ quality of life, and reduce the direct and indirect cost of AR. By analyzing real-life databases, we detected a simple and practical score that allows physicians to assess AR severity and we validated a system to verify the control of symptoms by a visual analogue scale (VAS) on smartphone screens. This last validation was based on data collected by the “Allergy Diary / MASK-Air®” application for smartphones of the MASK study. It was carried out according to COSMIN criteria, with an evaluation, among other things, of internal consistency, reliability, sensitivity, and acceptability. The score to assess AR severity is based on the results of the Pollin'Air study, after comparison of 5 methods for patients’ classification (two types of cluster analyses, a 17-question score, the 5-question ARPhyS score and the VAS). Assessing both severity and control in AR is essential to properly manage patients, their symptoms and quality of life. Through the analysis of real-life databases, we validated tools that are easy to use and understand, and quick to complete, therefore meet the essential characteristics to be truly used in clinical practice
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Björklund, Patrik, and Anna Rydin. "Automation Pipelines for Efficient and Robust Experimental Research Within Cognitive Neuroscience." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Avdelningen för visuell information och interaktion, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-453741.
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The current trend towards large-scale research projects with big quantities of data from multiple sources require robust and efficient data handling. This thesis explores techniques for automatizing research data pipelines. Specifically, two tasks related to automation within a long-term research project in cognitive neuroscience are addressed. The first task is to develop a tool for automatic transcribing of paper-based questionnaires using computer vision. Questionnaires containing continuous scales, so called visual analog scales (VASs), are used extensively in e.g. psychology. Despite this, there currently exists no tool for automatic decoding of these types of questionnaires. The resulting computer vision system for automatic questionnaire transcribing we present, called "VASReader", reliably detects VAS marks with an accuracy of 98%, and predicts their position with a mean absolute error of 0.3 mm when compared to manual measurements. The second task addressed in this thesis project is to investigate whether machine learning can be used to detect anomalies in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) data. An implementation of the unsupervised anomaly detection technique Isolation Forest shows promising results for the detection of anomalous data points. The model is trained on image quality metric (IQM) data extracted from MRI. However, it is concluded that the site of scanning and MRI machine model used affect the IQMs, and that the model is more prone to classify data points originating from machines and institutions that have less support in the database as anomalous. An important conclusion from both tasks is that automation is possible and can be a great asset to researchers, if an appropriate level and type of automation is selected.
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Parekh, Sanjay M. "The perception of selected aspects of smile esthetics - smile arcs and buccal corridors." Connect to this title online, 2005. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=osu1114721118.
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Thesis (M. S.)--Ohio State University, 2005.Title from first page of PDF file. Document formatted into pages; contains x, 80 p.; also includes graphics (some col.). Includes bibliographical references. Available online via OhioLINK's ETD Center
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Atherton, Penelope. "The use of the visual analogue scale in behavioural and emotional assessment /." Title page, table of contents and abstract only, 1990. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09ARPS/09arpsa869.pdf.
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Craik, Marie Clare. "Physiological and clinical aspects of breathlessness assessed using the visual analogue scale." Thesis, University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, 1988. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.346418.
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Mishra, Eleanor Kate. "Assessment and treatment of malignant pleural effusions : visual analogue scale, ultrasound and drainage." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2013. http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:d1121dbf-5568-47a6-bfed-8526a481c6ca.
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This thesis consists of 3 studies: 1. Determination of the minimal important difference (MID) of the visual analogue scale for dyspnoea (VASD): Determining the MID of the VASD is essential to interpret the results of trials in patients with malignant pleural effusions (MPEs). Patients undergoing a pleural procedure assessed the change in their VASD and the degree of change in their symptoms on a Likert scale. The mean VASD in patients experiencing a ‘small but just worthwhile’ decrease in their symptoms is the MID for the VASD and was found to be 22mm (95% CI 16 - 27mm). 2. Development of a thoracic ultrasound septation score (TUSS): A TUSS is important for objectively assessing the degree of septation within a pleural effusion. An iterative process was used to demonstrate that degree of septation predicts clinical outcome, to identify candidate factors for inclusion in a TUSS and to determine which factors predicted the degree of septation. The final TUSS consisted of an assessment of the degree of homogeneity of septation distribution and number of septations at the most septated area. 3. Effect of an indwelling pleural catheter (IPC) versus standard care for relieving dyspnoea in patients with MPEs: the TIME2 randomised controlled trial (RCT). The objective of this unblinded RCT was to determine whether IPCs are more effective than chest drains and talc pleurodesis at relieving dyspnoea in patients with MPEs. 106 patients were randomised to either IPC or standard care in a 1:1 ratio. The primary outcome was daily VASD over 42 days post intervention. Dyspnoea improved in both groups with no significant difference in mean dyspnoea in the first 42 days (mean score: IPC 25mm (95% CI 19 – 30), standard care 24mm (95% CI 19 – 29)).
Books on the topic "Visual analogue scale (VAS)"
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Brumfitt, Shelagh, and Paschal Sheeran. VASES: Visual Analogue Self-Esteem Scale. Taylor & Francis Group, 2010.
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Selth, Catherine. DEVELOPMENT OF THE BEHAVIORAL OBSERVATION OF DEPRESSION IN THE ELDERLY SCALES (THE BODES) AND VALIDATION OF A VISUAL ANALOGUE SCALE OF DEPRESSION WITH ELDERLY NURSING HOME RESIDENTS. 1990.
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Streiner, David L., Geoffrey R. Norman, and John Cairney. Scaling responses. Oxford University Press, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med/9780199685219.003.0004.
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This chapter presents various ways of presenting the response options to the respondent. It begins by discussing why dichotomous responses (e.g. yes/no, true/false) are often inadequate. Different alternatives are discussed, including direct estimation methods (e.g. visual analogue scales, adjectival scales, Likert scales), comparative methods (e.g. paired comparisons, Guttman scaling), and econometric methods. It reviews some of the issues that need to be considered in writing the response options, such as whether one should use a unipolar or bipolar scale, how many steps there should be, and whether all the response options need to be labelled. It also covers what statistical tests can legitimately be used with scales. Finally, it compares ratings with rankings, and introduces the method of multidimensional scaling.
Book chapters on the topic "Visual analogue scale (VAS)"
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Nahler, Gerhard. "visual analogue scale (VAS)." In Dictionary of Pharmaceutical Medicine, 189. Vienna: Springer Vienna, 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-211-89836-9_1450.
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Shahid, Azmeh, Kate Wilkinson, Shai Marcu, and Colin M. Shapiro. "Visual Analogue Scale to Evaluate Fatigue Severity (VAS-F)." In STOP, THAT and One Hundred Other Sleep Scales, 399–402. New York, NY: Springer New York, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-9893-4_100.
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Nahler, Gerhard. "anchored visual analogue scale." In Dictionary of Pharmaceutical Medicine, 8. Vienna: Springer Vienna, 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-211-89836-9_65.
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Katayama, Kotoe, Rui Yamaguchi, Seiya Imoto, Hideaki Tokunaga, Yoshihiro Imazu, Keiko Matsuura, Kenji Watanabe, and Satoru Miyano. "Symbolic Hierarchical Clustering for Visual Analogue Scale Data." In Intelligent Decision Technologies, 799–805. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-22194-1_79.
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Huskisson. "Multidimensional pain scales: Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) For Pain, Numeric Rating Scales (NRS), and other pain scales." In A Compendium of Tests, Scales and Questionnaires, 358–61. Psychology Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003076391-100.
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Zhang, Bo, Xiaolin Feng, Jie Zhang, and Dakang Chen. "Therapeutic Effect of Local Injection of Autologous Platelet-Rich Plasma on Lateral Epicondylitis of Humerus." In Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine. IOS Press, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/bhr210019.
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Research purposes: To explore the clinical effect of local injection of autologous platelet-rich plasma (platelet-rich plasma) for lateral epicondylitis of humerus. Research method: A total of 58 patients with lateral epicondylitis of the humerus who were treated in the orthopedics department of our hospital from January 2018 to December 2018 were selected and included in the study. Subjects were treated with local injection of autologous platelet-rich plasma. Before the treatment, at 1 week, 1 month and 3 months after the treatment, the subjects were evaluated with visual analogue scale (VAS) and Mayo elbow function score (MEPS) for pain and elbow function. Results: Compared with before treatment, VAS decreased and MEPS increased after treatment. The four indicators of MEPS—pain, activity, stability, and daily abilities were significantly improved. Conclusion: Local injection of autologous PRP in the treatment of lateral epicondylitis of the humerus can better relieve pain symptoms and improve elbow joint function.
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"Visual Analogue Scale." In Handbook of Disease Burdens and Quality of Life Measures, 4349. New York, NY: Springer New York, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-78665-0_6900.
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Hwa Lee, Jong, Jae Uk Lee, and Seung Wan Yoo. "Accuracy and Efficacy of Ultrasound-Guided Pes Anserinus Bursa Injection." In Ultrasound Imaging - Current Topics [Working Title]. IntechOpen, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.100344.
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The term “pes anserinus tendinobursitis (PATB)” is generally used to describe the inflammatory condition of pes anserinus bursa (PAB). Ultrasound (US) is widely used as a diagnostic and therapeutic tool to improve the assessment and management of joints and soft tissues. We performed the study to prove the accuracy and efficacy of US-guided injections in patients with PATB by comparing blind interventions. Forty-seven patients were randomly assigned to an US-guided and a blind injection group. The patients in the US-guided group were given injections under sonographic visualization. Otherwise, in the blind group, injections were provided in the conventional technique without any sonographic guidance. After the management, the accuracy of the injections was assessed by identifying the injectate location using the US. Treatment efficacy was evaluated using the visual analog scale (VAS) of knee tenderness. The US-guided group showed that the injectates were located at the PAB accurately in all participants, whereas the blind group revealed that the materials were found to be at the bursa side only in 4 out of 22 patients. VAS scores of the US-guided group significantly improved compared to the blind group. In conclusion, US-guided PAB injections are more accurate and efficacious than blind approaches.
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Curtin, John. "Pain management." In Oxford Handbook of Cancer Nursing, edited by Mike Tadman, Dave Roberts, and Mark Foulkes, 549–68. Oxford University Press, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med/9780198701101.003.0046.
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Pain is described as being whatever the experiencing person says it is, and their perception of pain is determined by their mood and morale and the meaning of the pain for them. Cancer pain is common, and prevalence is related to the stage of the illness: 59% in patients undergoing treatment, and 64% in those with advanced disease. Pain is multi-causal and multidimensional, and a holistic, interdisciplinary approach to assessment is necessary, encompassing physical, psychological, social, and spiritual aspects of pain (together are ‘total pain’). A narrative approach to pain assessment is helpful, keeping the focus on the patient and their experience. Pain assessment tools can also be used to identify where pain is and how much it hurts. These include: pain body map, visual analogue scales (VAS), verbal rating scales (VRS), numerical rating scales (NRS), and Brief Pain Inventory (BPI). Classifications of pain include acute and chronic pain, nociceptive pain caused by the stimulation of nerve endings, and neuropathic pain caused by nerve dysfunction or compression. Analgesic drugs may be given according to the World Health Organization's pain relief ladder: step 1, non-opioid analgesics such as paracetamol and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs; step 2, mild opioids like codeine with or without non-opioid analgesics; and step 3, strong opioids like morphine with or without non-opioid analgesics. Non-pharmacological interventions for pain management include transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS), massage, distraction, relaxation, breathing exercises, comfort measures, and presence of the nurse. Effective communication at all stages of management is essential.
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Cantú-Leal, R., and R. Cantu-Longoria. "Uniportal Endoscopic Transforaminal Decompression Associated with Cylindrical Percutaneous Interspinous Spacer." In Contemporary Endoscopic Spine Surgery, 213–25. BENTHAM SCIENCE PUBLISHERS, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/9789815051544122030014.
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Combining the percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic decompression (PTED) with interspinous process distraction systems (ISP) may offer additional benefits in treating spinal stenosis in patients who have failed conservative treatment. We retrospectively investigated the medical records of 152 patients who underwent transforaminal endoscopic decompression with simultaneous ISP placement through the same incision. Patients were operated on from January 2008 to June 2016 and included 80 males, and 72 patients were females. Clinical data analysis was done on 142 patients two years postoperatively since ten patients were lost in follow-up. Primary outcome measures were pre-and postoperative visual analog scale (VAS) criteria and the Oswestry Disability Index. Only patients with a minimum follow-up of 2 years were included. The analysis included 224 patients who underwent interspinous spacers during the transforaminal endoscopic decompression. Of the 152 patients, 84 complained of axial facet-related pain syndromes versus the remaining 68 patients who chiefly complained of radicular symptoms. The postoperative VAS reduction at two year follow-up for the low back was 6.4. The patient-reported ODI reductions were of a similar magnitude at 40.4%. According to Macnab criteria, the percentage of patients who graded their surgical results as excellent or good was 90%. At two-year follow-up, 5 percent of patients required another operation to deal with failure to cure or recurrent symptoms due to implant subsidence. The authors concluded that adding an interspinous process spacer to the endoscopic decompression in patients treated for lateral lumbar stenosis and foraminal stenosis with low-grade spondylolisthesis might improve clinical outcomes by stabilizing the posterior column.
Conference papers on the topic "Visual analogue scale (VAS)"
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HARBIYELI, DENIZ ONGEL, Bilun Gemicioglu, Hayriye Ertem Vehid, Jean Bousquet, João Fonseca, and Bilun Gemicioglu. "The cut-off values for Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) and for the Assessment Tool for Asthma (ATA) according the Control for Asthma and Allergic Rhinitis Test (CARAT)." In ERS International Congress 2021 abstracts. European Respiratory Society, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1183/13993003.congress-2021.pa2218.
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Wentzky, Chase, and Joshua D. Summers. "Individual Differences in Describing Levels of Automation." In ASME 2020 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/detc2020-22102.
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Abstract Level of automation (LoA) is increasingly recognized as an important principle in improving manufacturing strategies. However, many automation decisions are made without formally assessing LoA and can be made based on a host of organizational factors, like varied mental models used by managers in decision-making. In this study, respondents (N = 186) were asked to watch five different assembly tasks being completed in an automotive manufacturing environment, and then identify “how automated” or “how manual” they perceived the task to be. Responses were given using a visual analogue scale (VAS) and sliding scale, where possible responses ranged from 0 (totally manual) to 100 (totally automated). The activity explored how and when individuals recognized the automated technologies being employed in each task. The tasks of the videos varied primarily by whether the human played active or passive role in the process. Focus group comments collected as a part of the study show how rating patterns revealed functional systems-level thinking and a focus on cognitive automation in manufacturing. While the video ratings generally followed the LoA framework discussed, slight departures in the rating of each video were found.
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Meyer, Larissa, M. Sol Basabe, Amy Schneider, Shannon Westin, Lisa Lowenstein, Robert Volk, and Charlotte Sun. "EP268/#553 Side effects and decision-making factors associated with maintenance therapy: patient preferences using a visual scale analog (VAS) assessment." In IGCS 2022 Annual Meeting Abstracts. BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ijgc-2022-igcs.359.
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Dimitrova, Evgeniya, and Faton Daci. "COMPARISON OF TWO PHYSIOTHERAPY METHODS IN PATIENTS WITH SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT." In INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC CONGRESS “APPLIED SPORTS SCIENCES”. Scientific Publishing House NSA Press, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.37393/icass2022/150.
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ABSTRACT Introduction: Shoulder impingement syndrome is the most common diagnosis of shoulder dysfunction. Physical therapy has been found to be effective in reducing pain and disability in these patients. Methodology: The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of two physical therapy interventions in the treatment of primary shoulder impingement syndrome: 1) supervised exercise only, and 2) supervised exercise with manual therapy techniques. Thirty-six subjects diagnosed with primary shoulder impingement were randomly assigned to one of these two groups. Physiotherapy protocol involved twelve treatment sessions over a 6-weeks period. Participants in the exercise-only group performed exercises focusing on strengthening the rotator cuff and scapular stabilizing musculature, stretching to decrease capsular tightness, and patient education on proper posture. Participants in the exercise with the manual therapy group received the standard exercise protocol with the addition of joint mobilization and manual muscle techniques. Main outcome measures included 24-hour pain (Visual Analogue Scale – VAS), shoulder active range of motion (AROM), and shoulder function (Shoulder Pain and Disability Index – SPADI). Results: The statistical analyses were carried out using an SPSS package. Repeated-measures analyses indicated significant decreases in pain, improved function, and increases in AROM. Univariate analyses on the change from pre- to post-treatment for each dependent variable found statistically significant differences (α ≤ .05) between the two groups. The Manual therapy group had a higher level of change from pre- to post-treatment on pain measures (VAS), SPADI, and AROM, in comparison with the Exercise therapy group. Conclusions: This study suggests that performing manual therapy techniques in combination with a supervised exercise program may result in a greater decrease in pain and improved function although studies with larger samples are needed.
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Banka, Radhika, and Eleanor Mishra. "Assessing breathlessness following pleural fluid drainage using the Visual Analogue Scale for Dyspnoea(VASD) over 1 week(7-DVQ)." In ERS International Congress 2018 abstracts. European Respiratory Society, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1183/13993003.congress-2018.pa2891.
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Freire, Larissa Alves Moreira, Thais Gebin Toledo, Andreia Maria Silva Vilela Terra, and Adriana Teresa Silva Santos. "Effect of foot reflexology on pain, discharge and weight distribution in feet in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus - pilot study." In XIII Congresso Paulista de Neurologia. Zeppelini Editorial e Comunicação, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.5327/1516-3180.556.
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Introduction: Different therapeutic approaches aim to mitigate the consequences caused by type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2), among them the foot reflexology (FR), therapeutic and integrative method of easy application and low cost that uses pressure stimuli in reflex areas of the foot. Objective: the objective of the present study was to analyze the effect of FR on pain, discharge and weight distribution (DWD) in the foot in patients with DM2. Method: This is a controlled and randomized clinical trial. The study was carried out at the physiotherapy clinic of the UNIFAL.The sample consisted of 17 volunteers, of both sexes, with a clinical diagnosis of DM2. The volunteers were allocated into two groups: control group (n= 7), which received information about the care and health of the foot and intervention group (n = 10), which received the application of foot reflexology in specific areas of the foot, for ten consecutive days. For the evaluation and reevaluation, the following were used: visual analogue scale (VAS), baropodometry (DWD) on the foot. For statistical analysis we used the Shapiro-Wilk test, ANOVA with 1 factor for continuous variables and Chi-square for categorical variables. The Mann-Whitney, Wilcoxon test for variable EVA ANOVA test repeated DWD measurement on the foot. Results: There was a significant improvement in pain symptoms (p=0.01), and in DDP in the feet, there was no significant improvement (p≤0.05). Conclusion: It is concluded that the FR influenced the improvement of pain symptoms, but did not have any effect on the improvement in the DWD in the foot in patients with DM2.
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Desouzart, Gustavo, Ernesto Filgueiras, Rui Matos, and Filipe Melo. "Human Body-Sleep System Interaction in Residence for University Students: Evaluation of Interaction Patterns Using a System to Capture Video and Software with Observation of Postural Behaviors During Sleep." In Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics Conference. AHFE International, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.54941/ahfe100780.
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The behavioral and postural habits and sleep rhythm of university students change depending on the academic period, either because it requires a different pace of study (academic activities) or other types of events but this has rarely been reported in the literature which would allow an analysis and evaluation of this behavior through sleep disorders. This paper presents a study whose objective was to investigate the human interaction with postural behaviors in the residences' bedroom of female university students during the periods in which the subjects were asleep, awake, out of bed, doing activities, using a pillow in different time periods and with ecological validation. A sample of 6964 observations, which corresponds to 196 sleep-hours of 12 university students, was classified into six Interaction Categories (IC). The results show that 28.7% of the participants presented the prone position as the most common postural behavior during sleep. During the image capture, participants answered a questionnaire about the perception of pain in the spine according to the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). 100% of the students complained about back pain; 50% referred to the evening as the period in which the pain was more intense; 25% of participants reported that pain disrupted their sleep and; the biggest indication of median of pain was in the Lumbar region (3.33+ 1.231). This data is essential for health care professionals who can use this information to enable a reduction factor of complaints of back pain, to make recommendations with schools and universities to change the demands of academic activities by distributing them throughout the semester and not at the end of each period.
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Daci, Faton, and Evgeniya Dimitrova. "FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT ON THE PATIENTS WITH SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT." In INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC CONGRESS “APPLIED SPORTS SCIENCES”. Scientific Publishing House NSA Press, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.37393/icass2022/151.
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ABSTRACT Introduction: The aims of our study were to identify the available functional examination tests (FET) and patient-reported outcome measures (PROM) instruments designed for subacromial impingement, to analyze and evaluate them and to develop a methodology for functional assessment of patients with shoulder impingement. Methods: A comprehensive search for all available FET and PROM and published review articles for subacromial impingement was undertaken on PubMed, PEDRO, Google Scholar, and Physiopedia up to June 2021. All full-text articles reporting evaluation, validation, surgical, and non-surgical treatment outcomes of these subacromial impingement FET and PROM were retrieved and analyzed by us, and a methodology for functional assessment of patients with subacromial impingement was developed. The methodology includes the following methods and tests: patient history, observation, palpation, examination of the movements, Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) for pain, examination of muscle balance (muscle length and tonus, isometric test, manual muscle testing), goniometry of the shoulder active range of motion (AROM), special tests (Neer test, Hawkins-Kennedy test), Shoulder Pain and Disability Index (SPADI). Results And Discussion: For a period of 1 year, we accessed 36 subjects diagnosed with primary shoulder impingement. They were randomly assigned to one of two physiotherapy groups: 1) supervised exercise only, and 2) supervised exercise with manual therapy techniques. Physiotherapy protocol involved twelve treatment sessions over a 6-weeks period. The analysis of the results confirms the positive effect of physiotherapy to decreases in pain, improved function, and increases in shoulder active range of motion. Conclusion: A methodology for functional examination of patients with subacromial impingement allows objective monitoring of the results of physiotherapy. Physiotherapy is effective in reducing pain and improving shoulder function in patients with subacromial impingement.
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Mizutani, Chiyomi, Ryoji Hirota, and Kanji Kajiwara. "The effect of anti-itch fiber on the quality of sleeping." In 13th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics (AHFE 2022). AHFE International, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.54941/ahfe1001554.
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For humans, sleeping has a role of restoring mind and body, and is an important function for recovery from fatigue. In recent years, more focus has been put on the quality of sleep rather than the quantity of sleep, and it has been found that the bedding and sleeping garments could disturb the quality of sleep. There are many factors disturbing sleep, and itching during sleep deteriorates the quality of sleeping. Patients with atopic dermatitis are particularly suffering from poor sleep due to itching. Based on the results of our research so far, we have found that weak-acidic polyester, which possesses weak-acidic groups, suppresses itching due to atopic dermatitis. In this study, we adapt weak-acidic polyester to sleeping garments which contact directly with skin and aim to investigate whether the quality of sleeping is improved by suppressing itchiness during sleep. The sleeping garments were prepared with the weak-acidic polyester and untreated polyester fabrics. We asked 7 females with atopic dermatitis in their twenties and 7 healthy females in their twenties as subjects to wear the prepared sleeping garments at home. The quality of sleep was assessed by an electroencephalograph and the Athens insomnia scale, and the degree of itching was scored on a scale of 100 according to the visual analog scale (VAS). Sleep is specified by REM sleep and non-REM sleep according to brain activity at sleep. In REM sleep, the brain is still actively working and memory is organized and established. In non-REM sleep, the cerebrum is considered to be resting and is important for recovery from fatigue of the brain and body. Good sleep is determined by the amount of non-rem sleep. The wear tests confirmed that the weak-acidic polyester scored a higher rate of non-REM sleep than that of the untreated polyester in summer season. All the subjects wearing the weak-acidic polyester had a lower degree of itchiness and a higher proportion of non-REM sleep, confirming the effect of weak-acidic polyester.
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Ria, Matilda Bupu, Clara Yunita Ina Ola, and Damita Palalangan. "Difference in Effectiveness of Warm Ginger Water Compress and Sour Turmeric on Reducing Primary Menstrual Pain in Midwifery Students at Maranatha School Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara." In The 7th International Conference on Public Health 2020. Masters Program in Public Health, Universitas Sebelas Maret, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.26911/the7thicph.03.35.
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ABSTRACT Background: Dysmenorrhea is pain during menstruation felt by adolescent women, usually felt with cramps and concentrated in the lower abdomen. Complaints of menstrual pain can vary, ranging from mild to severe. This study aimed to prove the difference between the effectiveness of warm ginger water compress and the consumption of sour turmeric on reducing primary menstrual pain in students of Study Program of Diploma-III in Midwifery, Institute of Health Science Maranatha, Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara. Subjects and Method: This was a quasi-experiment conducted at Maranatha school, Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, in 2019. A sample of 60 female students with menstrual pain was divided into two groups: (1) 30 students in the experimental group received warm ginger compresses, and (2) 30 students in the control group received turmeric and sour drinks. The dependent variable was menstrual pain, which was measured by visual analog scale (VAS). The independent variable was dysmenorrhea pain reliever herbal medicine (either warm compresses of ginger or tamarind turmeric). The data were analyzed by Mann-Whitney test. Result: Mean pain score in tamarind turmeric drink group (Mean= 27.32; SD = 1.38) was lower than the mean pain score in the ginger warm compresses (Mean = 33.68; SD = 1.38), and it was statistically significant (p= 0.148). Conclusion: Tamarind turmeric drink is more effective than the ginger warm compresses in relieving dysmenorrhea. Keyword: Primary Menstrual Pain, Warm Ginger Compress, Consumption of Turmeric and Acid. Correspondence: Matilda Bupu Ria. Study Program of Diploma-III in Midwifery, Institute of Health Science Maranatha, Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara. Jl. Kamp. Bajawa Nasipanaf, Kupang district, East Nusa Tenggara. Telp/Fax: 0380-8552971. E-mail: matildabupuria19@gmail.com. Mobile +6281241254153. DOI: https://doi.org/10.26911/the7thicph.03.35
Reports on the topic "Visual analogue scale (VAS)"
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Yu, Zifu, and Xihua Liu. Efficacy of Sacral Magnetic Stimulation on Neurogenic Bladder after Spinal Cord Injury: A Meta-analysis. INPLASY - International Platform of Registered Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Protocols, June 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.37766/inplasy2022.6.0009.
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Review question / Objective: P (Population): patients with neurogenic bladder (NB) after spinal cord injury; I (Intervention): sacral magnetic stimulation and routine rehabilitation training; C (Comparison): routine rehabilitation training and/or sham-sacral magnetic stimulation; O (Outcome): urinary frequency, voided volume, maximum urination volume，first sensation capacity, maximum bladder volume, maximum bladder pressure, QOL (Quality of Life Score), VAS(Visual Analogue Scale), LUTS (Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms); S (Study): Randomized controlled trial, RCT. Condition being studied: Spinal cord injury (SCI) leads to long-term disabilities with significant social and economic consequences. After SCI, bladder dysfunction is common and improved bladder function consistently ranks as the top quality of life priority in individuals with SCI. Patients with a neurogenic bladder following SCI often catheterize themselves to empty the bladder, and urinary tract infections and obstructive uropathies are common.
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wu, ruiqing. Efficacy and Complications of Extreme Lateral Interbody Fusion (XLIF) for lumbar spinal stenosis：A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review. INPLASY - International Platform of Registered Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Protocols, February 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.37766/inplasy2022.2.0085.
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Review question / Objective: P? Patients with Lumbar Spinal Stenosis. I? Extreme Lateral Interbody Fusion (XLIF). C? Other lumbar interbody fusions. O?Predefined outcome measures were preoperative and postoperative visual analogue scale back and/or leg pain (VAS-BP) and Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) score; operation time; intraoperative blood loss; length of hospital stay; and the complications, reoperation and fusion rate. S: randomized controlled trials (RCTs) or nonrandomized cohort studies. Condition being studied: Extreme Lateral Interbody Fusion (XLIF) can be widely used for the treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis, and this study aims to summarize the efficacy and complications of this procedure for lumbar spinal stenosis. Extreme Lateral Interbody Fusion (XLIF) for the treatment of Lumbar Spinal Stenosis.for the treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis, and this study aims to summarize the efficacy and complications of this procedure for lumbar spinal stenosis.Extreme Lateral Interbody Fusion (XLIF) for the treatment of Lumbar Spinal Stenosis.
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Lee, Wei-Yi, and Che-Ju Chang. Efficacy of Acupuncture in treatment of Temporomandibular joint disorders : A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized, sham-controlled trials. INPLASY - International Platform of Registered Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Protocols, May 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.37766/inplasy2022.5.0158.
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Review question / Objective: P : Patients with temporomandibular joint disorders; I : Acupuncture; C : Sham acupuncture and routine therapy; O : VAS (visual analog scale) and MMO (maximum mouth opening). Condition being studied: Several randomized controlled trials have published in recent years. However, there is no new meta-analysis articles evaluating the efficacy of acupuncture for temporomandibular joint disorders in the past 5 years. In addition, we aim to compare the prognosis of verum acupucture with sham acupuncture for TMD. Information sources: Electronic databases (Pubmed, Cochrane, ClinicalTrial), contact with authors, trialregisters.
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de Sousa, Eduardo, Renata Matsui, Leonardo Boldrini, Leandra Baptista, and José Mauro Granjeiro. Mesenchymal stem cells for the treatment of articular cartilage defects of the knee: an overview of systematic reviews. INPLASY - International Platform of Registered Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Protocols, December 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.37766/inplasy2022.12.0114.
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Review question / Objective: Population: adults (aged between 18 and 50 years) with traumatic knee lesions who underwent treatment with mesenchymal stem cells; Intervention: defined by the treatment with mesenchymal stem cells; The comparison group: treatment with autologous chondrocytes or microfracture treatments; Primary outcome: formation of cartilage neo tissue in the defect area, determined by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or by direct visualization in second-look knee arthroscopy.; Secondary outcomes: based on clinical scores such as visual analog scale (VAS) for pain, Western Ontario and McMaster universities score (WOMAC), knee society score (KSS), Tegner and Lysholm.
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Fan, Yihua, Xiaoyin Zhao, Xiaoxu He, and Huixin Chen. Efficacy and safety of Chinese herbal compound in the treatment of acute gouty arthritis: A protocol of a systematic review and meta-analysis. INPLASY - International Platform of Registered Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Protocols, April 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.37766/inplasy2022.4.0153.
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Review question / Objective: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of Chinese herbal compound in the treatment of acute gouty arthritis. Eligibility criteria: 1.1.1 Literature type Randomized controlled trials of treating AGA with Chinese herbal compound alone, whether blind or not, was limited to Chinese literature and English literature.1.1.2 SubjectsThe time of onset, gender, and age of patients diagnosed with acute gouty arthritis were not restricted.1.1.3 Intervention measures The treatment group was treated with traditional Chinese medicine compound, which could be proprietary Chinese medicine, self-made prescription or classic prescription, and the dosage form could be traditional decoction, granule or pill, while the control group was treated with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory painkillers, and the frequency, dosage and course of use were not limited.1.1.4 Outcome indicators(1) Main outcome measures: total response rate; (2) Secondary outcome indicators: visual analog scale (VAS), TCM syndrome score, blood uric acid, ESR, CRP, and incidence of adverse reactions.
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Fan, Yihua, Xiaoyin Zhao, Xiaoxu He, and Huixin Chen. Efficacy and safety of Chinese herbal compound in the treatment of acute gouty arthritis: A protocol of a systematic review and meta-analysis. INPLASY - International Platform of Registered Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Protocols, April 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.37766/inplasy2022.4.0153.
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Review question / Objective: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of Chinese herbal compound in the treatment of acute gouty arthritis. Eligibility criteria: 1.1.1 Literature type Randomized controlled trials of treating AGA with Chinese herbal compound alone, whether blind or not, was limited to Chinese literature and English literature.1.1.2 SubjectsThe time of onset, gender, and age of patients diagnosed with acute gouty arthritis were not restricted.1.1.3 Intervention measures The treatment group was treated with traditional Chinese medicine compound, which could be proprietary Chinese medicine, self-made prescription or classic prescription, and the dosage form could be traditional decoction, granule or pill, while the control group was treated with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory painkillers, and the frequency, dosage and course of use were not limited.1.1.4 Outcome indicators(1) Main outcome measures: total response rate; (2) Secondary outcome indicators: visual analog scale (VAS), TCM syndrome score, blood uric acid, ESR, CRP, and incidence of adverse reactions.
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He, Yuping, Xiaolan He, Chunrong Li, Xiuqing Lu, Cuimin Shi, Junbing He, and Yao Lin. The Conservative Management for Improving Visual Analogue Pain Score (VAS) in Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome: A Bayesian analysis. INPLASY - International Platform of Registered Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Protocols, August 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.37766/inplasy2022.8.0068.
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LI, jianhong, Zhuang LI, Yalin SHE, and Guohua LIN. Assessment of acupuncture for treating herpes zoster:a protocol for an umbrella systematic review and meta analysis. INPLASY - International Platform of Registered Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Protocols, April 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.37766/inplasy2022.4.0010.
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Review question / Objective: Patients who suffer from HZ in line with the consensus of Chinese experts will be included, regardless of sex, race and time of onset . Those who diagnosed with PHN, auto-immune diseases, pregnant women will be excluded.Acupuncture, electroacupuncture, fire needle, skin acupuncture, plum blossom needle, auriculo-acupuncture all these such therapies in treating herpes zoster will be included.The control group’s treatment includes drug therapy (such as antiviral acyclovir nutritional nerve medicine or traditional Chinese medicine, etc.) ，sham acupuncture, placebo, no treatment, and so on except acupuncture therapy. efficacy rate (with reference to the guiding principles of Clinical Research of New drugs in China (trial)).pain evaluation (pain relief time, pain intensity, visual analogue score, VAS), incidence of residual neuralgia PHN.