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

Autor(es)

Emm Faleiros Sousa, Fatima Aparecida ; Raminelli da Silva, Talita de Cassia ; de Oliveira Moura Siqueira, Hilze Benigno ; Saltareli, Simone ; Falconi Gomez, Rodrigo Ramon ; Hortense, Priscilla

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: REVISTA LATINO-AMERICANA DE ENFERMAGEM; v. 24, p. 9-pg., 2016-01-01.

Resumo

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)

• Processo FAPESP: 11/51378-8 - Avaliação e mensuração da dor na experiência do câncer infanto juvenil
• Beneficiário: Fatima Aparecida Emm Faleiros Sousa
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Regular
• Processo FAPESP: 10/52584-8 - A percepção da dor na experiência de câncer infanto-juvenil
• Beneficiário: Hilze Benigno de Oliveira Moura Siqueira
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Doutorado Direto