Test–retest reliability, validity, and minimum detectable change of visual analog, numerical rating, and verbal rating scales for measurement of osteoarthritic knee pain

Validity of four pain intensity rating scales.

The Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), Numerical Rating Scale (NRS), Verbal Rating Scale (VRS), and the Faces Pain Scale-Revised (FPS-R) are among the most commonly used measures of pain intensity in clinical and research settings. Although evidence supports their validity as measures of pain intensity, few studies have compared them with respect to the critical validity criteria of responsivity, and...

Studies comparing Numerical Rating Scales, Verbal Rating Scales, and Visual Analogue Scales for assessment of pain intensity in adults: a systematic literature review.

CONTEXT The use of unidimensional pain scales such as the Numerical Rating Scale (NRS), Verbal Rating Scale (VRS), or Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) is recommended for assessment of pain intensity (PI). A literature review of studies specifically comparing the NRS, VRS, and/or VAS for unidimensional self-report of PI was performed as part of the work of the European Palliative Care Research Collab...

A comparison of pain measurement characteristics of mechanical visual analogue and simple numerical rating scales.

Numerical rating scales and mechanical visual analogue scales (M-VAS) were compared for their capacity to provide ratio scale measures of experimental pain. Separate estimates of experimental pain sensation intensity and pain unpleasantness were obtained by each method, as were estimates of clinical pain. Orofacial pain patients made numerical scale and VAS ratings in response to noxious therma...

Importance of Understanding the Validity and Reliability of Visual Analogue Scales for Rating of Personality--Reply.

Knee injury rating scales.

Acta Orthopaedica Publication details, including instructions for authors and subscription information: http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~content=t713400243 Knee injury rating scales Jack Lysholm ab; Yelverton Tegner c a Winternet Research Centre, Boden b Department of Surgery and Perioperative Sciences, Umeå University, Umeå c Department of Health Sciences, Luleå University of Technology,...