title: Assessment and measurement of pain.
abstract: This paper provides an overview of issues relating to pain assessment and management. Areas to be covered include the problems involved in assessing pain as a subjective phenomenon, the constraints of assessment within the clinical field, factors that affect pain, and pain assessment tools and questionnaires. The aim of the reference list is to provide back-up reading to assist in exploring the options available when considering the possibility of compiling a pain assessment protocol for individual clinical areas.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Latham
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000503:physiopathology*; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D009737:Nursing Records; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing*; D010147:Pain Measurement