title: Clinical measurement of pain.
abstract: The problems of clinical measurement of pain are considered. Various adjuncts to the standard clinical interview are proposed. These are: written reports, visual analogue scales, McGill's Pain Assessment Questionnaire, and a weekly pain chart. The advantages and disadvantages of each are discussed. Correlations between various pain measures are shown. The use of the weekly pain chart by doctors is recommended in cases of chronic pain.
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D010146:Pain / Q000523:psychology*; D059408:Pain Management; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires