Gramling S E, Elliott T R
Department of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond 23284-2018.
Behav Res Ther. 1992 Jan;30(1):71-3. doi: 10.1016/0005-7967(92)90100-u.
The need for efficient and practical assessment techniques of the multidimensional nature of chronic pain remains paramount in clinical settings. Visual analogue scales (VASs) and simple behavioral observation methods have been proposed as efficient, reliable, and valid measures of the subjective (sensory and affective) and overt behavioral aspects of the pain experience. The relationships among VASs and the UAB Pain Behavior Scale were examined among 48 chronic pain patients. Ratings of overt behavior were significantly related to both the VAS sensory and VAS affective ratings. Regression analysis indicated that the VAS scores accounted for significant amount of the variance (27.7%) in UAB scores. Moreover, the affective dimension of self-reported pain tended to be more strongly related to the visible manifestations of pain than were ratings of pain intensity.
在临床环境中，对慢性疼痛多维性质进行高效且实用的评估技术的需求仍然至关重要。视觉模拟量表（VAS）和简单的行为观察方法已被提议作为对疼痛体验的主观（感觉和情感）及明显行为方面进行有效、可靠且有效的测量方法。在48名慢性疼痛患者中研究了VAS与UAB疼痛行为量表之间的关系。明显行为评分与VAS感觉评分和VAS情感评分均显著相关。回归分析表明，VAS评分在UAB评分中占显著比例的方差（27.7%）。此外，自我报告疼痛的情感维度往往比疼痛强度评分与疼痛的可见表现更密切相关。
