Magbagbeola J A
Ila Old Bodija, University Crescent, Ibadan.
West Afr J Med. 2001 Jul-Sep;20(3):219-22.
The usefulness of 2 methods of pain assessment was determined in a cohort of Nigerians who had pain as a symptom and were receiving physiotherapy for various indication. The English and Yoruba versions of two Pain Rating Scales, the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) and Verbal Rating Scale (VRS) with 1 to 4 or 1 to 5 intensity scales (VRS-4 or VRS-5) were employed for the assessment of pain in 100 patients. The mean Pain Score on the 4-point VRS Scale was 2.49 +/- 0.72 for the 5-point VRS 2.1 +/- 1.18 and for the VAS 4.93 +/- 2.5. Correlation analysis for corresponding groups of patients showed a significant positive relationship between the VAS and VRS-4 (r = 0.68 P<0.001) VAS and VRS-5 (r = 0.64 P <0.001) indicating that both VAS and VRS constitute useful tools for pain assessment in Nigerian patients.
在一组以疼痛为症状并因各种适应症接受物理治疗的尼日利亚人中，确定了两种疼痛评估方法的有效性。使用了两种疼痛评定量表的英文和约鲁巴文版本，即视觉模拟量表（VAS）和言语评定量表（VRS），其强度量表分别为1至4或1至5（VRS - 4或VRS - 5），对100名患者进行疼痛评估。4分VRS量表的平均疼痛评分为2.49±0.72，5分VRS为2.1±1.18，VAS为4.93±2.5。对相应患者组的相关性分析表明，VAS与VRS - 4（r = 0.68，P<0.001）、VAS与VRS - 5（r = 0.64，P <0.001）之间存在显著正相关，这表明VAS和VRS都是评估尼日利亚患者疼痛的有用工具。
