title: Does pain behavior influence assessment of pain severity?
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Nurses are involved in assessment of pain in most clinical settings. Pain continues to be underestimated and undertreated.
  
  
  METHODS
  This study assessed the rating of pain severity by nurses who observed the two case scenarios using role plays. The data were computed and frequency distribution was derived.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Majority of the nurses underrated the pain and based their ratings on various factors.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It is important to increase the awareness among nurses about comprehensive assessment of pain for better management.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Geetha
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Desai
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Santosh K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Chaturvedi
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Lalitha
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Krishnaswamy
keywords: Pain assessment; Pain behaviors; Pain severity