“…Furthermore, experiences from different contexts show that most patients, including the elderly and patients with a diminished cognitive ability, can score their symptoms with the NRS in “real‐time” (Hjermstad et al, ; van Dijk, Kappen, Wijck, Kalkman, & Schuurmans, ;). Since information about patients' pain intensity ideally should be collected regularly in accordance with postoperative guidelines (Gordon et al, ; SFAI, ) and the philosophy of person‐centred care (McCance, McCormack, & Dewing, ; Wallström & Ekman, ), pain scores that have already been collected could serve as a basis for discussions about a patient's possibility to recover.…”