Postoperative pain measurement and assessment: a brief review

Authors

  • Lilian Varanda Pereira FMTM; Centro de Graduação em Enfermagem; Assistência Hospitalar; Departamento de Enfermagem
  • Fátima Aparecida Emm Faleiros Sousa USP; EERP; Departamento de Enfermagem Geral e Especializada

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11691998000300010

Keywords:

category estimation, multidimensional scaling, unidimensional scaling, postoperative pain

Abstract

How to measure pain is a great challenge to those who desire to control adequately such a complex experience. Standardized instruments that take into consideration the patient's own account, have been developed in order to make such a task easier. In this article we carry out a revision of the instruments used mostly for measuring postoperative pain, and we point out some of the advantages and disadvantages. We emphasize the need for specific research focusing on the measurement of surgical pain, taking into consideration the multiple dimensions of a painful experience.

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Published

1998-07-01

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 3 (1998)

Section

Original Articles

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How to Cite

Postoperative pain measurement and assessment: a brief review. (1998). Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 6(3), 77-84. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11691998000300010