Pereira L V, Sousa F A
Departamento de Enfermagem na Assistência Hospitalar do Centro de Graduação em Enfermagem da FMTM.
Rev Lat Am Enfermagem. 1998 Jul;6(3):77-84. doi: 10.1590/s0104-11691998000300010.
How to measure pain is a great challenge to those who desire to control adequately such a complex experience. Standardized instruments that take into consideration the patient's own account, have been developed in order to make such a task easier. In this article we carry out a revision of the instruments used mostly for measuring postoperative pain, and we point out some of the advantages and disadvantages. We emphasize the need for specific research focusing on the measurement of surgical pain, taking into consideration the multiple dimensions of a painful experience.
对于那些希望充分控制这种复杂体验的人来说，如何测量疼痛是一项巨大的挑战。为了使这项任务更容易，已经开发出了考虑患者自身描述的标准化工具。在本文中，我们对主要用于测量术后疼痛的工具进行了综述，并指出了其中的一些优缺点。我们强调，需要开展专门针对手术疼痛测量的研究，同时要考虑到疼痛体验的多个维度。
