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Pain from the life cycle perspective: Evaluation and Measurement through psychophysical methods of category estimation and magnitude estimation

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Author(s):
Fátima Aparecida Emm Faleiros Sousa [1] ; Talita de Cássia Raminelli da Silva [2] ; Hilze Benigno de Oliveira Moura Siqueira [3] ; Simone Saltareli ; Rodrigo Ramon Falconi Gomez [5] ; Priscilla Hortense [6]
Total Authors: 6
Affiliation:
[1] Universidade de São Paulo. Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto - Brasil
[2] Universidade de São Paulo. Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto - Brasil
[3] Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência and Tecnologia do Sertão Pernambucano - Brasil
[5] Universidade de São Paulo. Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto - Brasil
[6] Universidade Federal de São Carlos. Faculdade de Enfermagem - Brasil
Total Affiliations: 6
Document type: Journal article
Source: Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem; v. 24, 2016-08-18.
Abstract

Abstract Objective: to describe acute and chronic pain from the perspective of the life cycle. Methods: participants: 861 people in pain. The Multidimensional Pain Evaluation Scale (MPES) was used. Results: in the category estimation method the highest descriptors of chronic pain for children/ adolescents were "Annoying" and for adults "Uncomfortable". The highest descriptors of acute pain for children/adolescents was "Complicated"; and for adults was "Unbearable". In magnitude estimation method, the highest descriptors of chronic pain was "Desperate" and for descriptors of acute pain was "Terrible". Conclusions: the MPES is a reliable scale it can be applied during different stages of development. (AU)