Pain assessment using a visual analogue scale.
Having a sense of control despite experiencing chronic pain has a positive effect on patients' coping abilities. Investigating patients' perception of the control they have over pain may be possible by using a visual analogue scale.
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Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Trust, Chertsey, Surrey.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010146:Pain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000451:nursing*; D010147:Pain Measurement / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing / Q000592:standards; D015203:Reproducibility of Results