title: A survey to assess the educational-level interference on self-evaluation of acute pain.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The present study aimed to evaluate whether patient education level interferes in the percentage of pain relief or increase using visual analogue scale (VAS) and subjective pain perception.
  
  
  METHODS
  Ninety-five patients presenting acute shoulder pain due to enthesitis were evaluated. They were asked to quantify the pain using VAS before steroid articular infiltration. One week later, patients reevaluated the pain using VAS and orally stated the percentage of perceived pain increase or relief. The information gathered was then compared among three patient educational levels (elementary, high school, and university).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Percentages of improvement stated orally and utilizing VAS presented no statistically significant differences among the three educational status levels (p = 0.804).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Patient educational status caused no impact in the results of acute pain self-assessment with VAS and oral evaluation.
authors.affiliation: Prof. Donato D'Angelo Orthopedics and Traumatology Department, Santa Teresa Hospital, Petropólis, RJ, Brazil.
authors.forename: Pedro José
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Labronici
authors.forename: Robinson Esteves Santos
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Pires
authors.forename: Ricardo Pinheiro dos Santos
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Bastos Filho
authors.forename: Rodrigo Sattamini
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Pires-e-Albuquerque
authors.forename: Idemar Monteiro de
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Palma
authors.forename: Vincenzo
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Giordano
authors.forename: José Sérgio
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Franco
mesh_terms: D059787:Acute Pain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D059026:Diagnostic Self Evaluation; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007270:Injections, Intra-Articular; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010147:Pain Measurement; D062707:Return to Work; D017678:Sex Distribution; D020069:Shoulder Pain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control; D013256:Steroids / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D013256:Steroids