The Role of Pain Scales in The Assessment of Pain
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: The purpose of this study is to examine the literature on the Visual Analogue Scale, Verbal Rating Scale, and Numerical Rating Scale—three widely used pain rating scales. The evaluation offers the details required to comprehend the scales' primary characteristics. It is easy to misinterpret data produced by pain-rating scales. Clinicians can make appropriate use of these tools by understanding their key aspects with the aid of this review. A Medline review using PubMed was conducted without regard to the age of the papers that were retrieved. Before being included, papers were reviewed for methodological soundness. The original search terms were Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), Verbal Rating Scale (VRS), Numerical/numeric Rating Scale (NRS), pain rating scales, pain measurement, and VAS. Additional papers and search phrases were produced using the reference lists of the articles that were obtained. Only papers written in English were looked at. Although the Visual Analogue Scale presents more practical challenges than either the Verbal Rating Scale or the Numerical Rating Scale, all three pain-rating measures are valid, dependable, and suitable for use in clinical practice. The Numerical Rating Scale produces data that can be statistically analysed for auditing purposes and has good sensitivity for general uses. It is likely that patients who are looking for a sensitive pain rating scale would select this one. Patients like the Verbal Rating Scale for ease of use, however it is insensitive and the results it generates may be misinterpreted
Author: Paruchuri Mounika*, Veeragandam Satyanarayana, Shaik Mabu Subhani, Chevula Nikhila, Gangisetty Sampath, Manchala Vamsi Vardhan
Language: English
Subfield: Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W6930867175
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