The mean score on the visual-analogue scale of pain in the group assigned to stimulation plus physical therapy was reduced by 2.4 cm at six months, whereas the score was increased by 0.2 cm in the ...

But the reduction in pain severity was "modest" across the board and reached only around the minimally important difference (MID) of 1 cm on a 10-cm visual analog scale on which 10 represents the ...

The flexible use of a visual/verbal analogue scale – the thermometer – is described as a means of monitoring patients' levels of cognitive fear, trust, pain and self-esteem during treatment ...

Objective: Visual analogue scales are widely used in appetite research, yet the validity of these scales to evaluate appetite and mood has not been assessed in older subjects. The aim of this ...

Visual analog scale for dyspnea. Following this initial assessment, serial VAS measurements were taken at 20-minute intervals, without reference to previous measurements.

(HealthDay)—A visual analogue scale (VAS) score is valid for assessing anxiety among children during induction of anesthesia, according to a study published online July 14 in Pediatric Anesthesia.

All participants completed a 12 week intervention programme during their preseason. Outcome measures used were the Victorian Institute of Sport Assessment (VISA) score for knee function and 100 mm ...

The visual analogue scale (VAS) was chosen for each of the items. The method of VAS has earlier been used to measure well-being and symptoms in patients with IBS. [22,23,24,25] ...

Methods: Pts with GYN or GI cancers scheduled for chemoXRT and their CG were separately interviewed prior to initiation of treatment. The VAS was used to evaluate 21 health states (5 anchor states + ...

At 4 weeks, the scores for pain on the visual-analogue scale in the active-mirror group differed significantly from those in the covered-mirror group (P=0.002) and mental-imagery group (P<0.001 ...

Pain severity was measured using a 10 cm visual analog scale. Quality of life improvements were self-reported. The treatment group had an improvement in lower limb pain from 7.6 cm at baseline to ...