Increasing the reliability and validity of pain intensity measurement in chronic pain patients

Pain7.40
Volume: 55, Issue: 2, Pages: 195 - 203
Published: Nov 1, 1993
Abstract
This study examined the effects of increasing the number of assessments on the reliability and validity of measures of average pain intensity. Two hundred chronic pain patients completed 2 weeks of hourly pain ratings. A series of regression analyses were performed, and test-retest stability, internal consistency and validity coefficients were computed to address 4 questions. (1) Are chronic pain patients' reports of pain similar from one day to...
Paper Details
Title
Increasing the reliability and validity of pain intensity measurement in chronic pain patients
Published Date
Nov 1, 1993
Journal
Volume
55
Issue
2
Pages
195 - 203
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