Wewers M E, Lowe N K
Department of Life Span Process, College of Nursing, Ohio State University, Columbus 43210-1289.
Res Nurs Health. 1990 Aug;13(4):227-36. doi: 10.1002/nur.4770130405.
Visual analogue scales (VAS) have been used in the social and behavioral sciences to measure a variety of subjective phenomena. The VAS method has potential utility for the measurement of a variety of clinical phenomena of interest to nurse investigators. In this review a description of the various forms of the VAS and an historical overview of their development are presented. In addition, conceptual, psychometric, and statistical aspects of the VAS are considered. Finally, strengths and limitations of the VAS method are addressed.
视觉模拟量表（VAS）已在社会科学和行为科学中用于测量各种主观现象。VAS方法对于测量护士研究者感兴趣的各种临床现象具有潜在的实用性。在这篇综述中，介绍了VAS的各种形式及其发展的历史概况。此外，还考虑了VAS的概念、心理测量和统计方面。最后，阐述了VAS方法的优点和局限性。
