A Comparison Of The Verbal Rating Scale And The Visual Analog Scale For Pain Assessment

Cork, Randall C.; Isaac, I.; Elsharydah, Ahmad; Saleemi, Sarosh; Zavisca, Frank; Alexander, Lori

doi:10.5580/1a73

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“…Sliders and VAS required JavaScript to be enabled on respondents' computers. As the availability of technology and respondent characteristics can be confounded (i.e., regarding personality traits, see Buchanan & Reips, 2001;Funke & Reips, 2012a), regardless of the experimental group-even with radio button scales-overall 17 (0.9%) respondents who had not activated this technology were excluded.…”

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A Web Experiment Showing Negative Effects of Slider Scales Compared to Visual Analogue Scales and Radio Button Scales

Funke¹

2015

Social Science Computer Review

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This article provides evidence that there is a substantial difference between slider scales and visual analogue scales (VAS), two types of rating scales used in web surveys that are frequently mixed up. In an experimental design, both scales were compared to standard HTML radio buttons and offered three, five, or seven response options. Slider scales negatively affect response rate (especially on mobile devices), the sample composition, the distribution of values, and also increase response times. VAS and radio buttons, however, can be used without negative side effects, even on touch screen devices like smartphones. Overall, it is recommended to avoid slider scales. As small differences in rating scales-here drag and drop versus point and click-have a huge influence on data collection, an optimal implementation of VAS is suggested. However, measurement of discrete variables with a moderate number of response options should be done with radio buttons scales unless a small screen size-for example, on smartphones-requires an economical use of space.

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A Web Experiment Showing Negative Effects of Slider Scales Compared to Visual Analogue Scales and Radio Button Scales

Funke¹

2015

Social Science Computer Review

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“…In our study, pain was measured using the Verbal Rating Scale (VRS) (Cork et al, 2004), in which the patients verbally reported their PI perception from 0 (no pain) to 10 (very intense pain) and PU from 0 (not unpleasant) to 10 (very unpleasant). Because we were interested in the effect of music-induced analgesia on functional mobility we also used the “Timed Up & Go” task (TUG) (Podsiadlo and Richardson, 1991), validated for quantifying general functional mobility in elderly population.…”

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Music reduces pain and increases functional mobility in fibromyalgia

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The pain in Fibromyalgia (FM) is difficult to treat and functional mobility seems to be an important comorbidity in these patients that could evolve into a disability. In this study we wanted to investigate the analgesic effects of music in FM pain. Twenty-two FM patients were passively exposed to (1) self-chosen, relaxing, pleasant music, and to (2) a control auditory condition (pink noise). They rated pain and performed the “timed-up & go task (TUG)” to measure functional mobility after each auditory condition. Listening to relaxing, pleasant, self-chosen music reduced pain and increased functional mobility significantly in our FM patients. The music-induced analgesia was significantly correlated with the TUG scores; thereby suggesting that the reduction in pain unpleasantness increased functional mobility. Notably, this mobility improvement was obtained with music played prior to the motor task (not during), therefore the effect cannot be explained merely by motor entrainment to a fast rhythm. Cognitive and emotional mechanisms seem to be central to music-induced analgesia. Our findings encourage the use of music as a treatment adjuvant to reduce chronic pain in FM and increase functional mobility thereby reducing the risk of disability.

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“…Pain NRS has been useful in predicting the need for labor analgesia (Beilin, Hossain, & Bodian, 2003). Concurrent validity of NRS has been established by its correlation with VAS (Cork et al, 2004).…”

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Therapeutic Showering in Labor

Stark

2013

Clin Nurs Res

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While showering is thought to be an effective coping strategy during labor, research on this comfort measure is lacking. The purpose of this study was to measure effectiveness of therapeutic showering on pain, coping, tension, anxiety, relaxation, and fatigue in labor. A quasi-experimental pretest-posttest single group design was conducted in a community hospital. Participants were women who had singleton, uncomplicated pregnancies and were in active labor at term (N = 24). After completing pretest measures, participants took a 30 min shower where they were encouraged to be seated but could choose positions of comfort. There were significant reductions in tension and anxiety and increased relaxation and coping. Showering may be a safe and effective comfort measure for healthy, laboring women who are experiencing tension or anxiety, or having difficulty relaxing or coping with labor. Further research is needed to test the maternal and neonatal outcomes of this nonpharmacologic comfort measure.

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A Comparison Of The Verbal Rating Scale And The Visual Analog Scale For Pain Assessment

Cited by 26 publications

References 8 publications

A Web Experiment Showing Negative Effects of Slider Scales Compared to Visual Analogue Scales and Radio Button Scales

A Web Experiment Showing Negative Effects of Slider Scales Compared to Visual Analogue Scales and Radio Button Scales

Music reduces pain and increases functional mobility in fibromyalgia

Therapeutic Showering in Labor

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