Evaluation of the impaired quality of life in chronic pain patients by using a visual analogue scale: a cross-sectional study
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- YAMAGATA Katsuyuki
- Department of Anesthesiology, Tokyo Women's Medical University
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- SAWAMURA Jitsuki
- Department of Psychiatry, Tokyo Women's Medical University
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- KOMORI Makiko
- Department of Anesthesiology, Tokyo Women's Medical University Medical Center East
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- OZAKI Makoto
- Department of Anesthesiology, Tokyo Women's Medical University
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- Other Title
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- 視覚アナログスケールに基づいた慢性痛患者のQOL障害の評価―横断研究―
- シカク アナログスケール ニ モトズイタ マンセイツウ カンジャ ノ QOL ショウガイ ノ ヒョウカ : オウダン ケンキュウ
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Description
To practically evaluate quality-of-life (QOL) impairment in chronic pain patients, we devised a simple evaluation scale based on the visual analogue scale (VAS). We named it the patient's impaired QOL-VAS (PIQ-VAS) and investigated its applicability in clinical practice. In a screening for depression, 58 patients with chronic pain underwent evaluations with the following scales at the same time point: PIQ-VAS, pain VAS, the SF-8 health survey (SF-8), and the Patient Health Questionnaire-2 (PHQ-2). PIQ-VAS had a moderate negative correlation with all SF-8 subscales, and it was especially influenced by the role-emotional as well as bodily pain subscales. Furthermore, PIQ-VAS in the depression-suspected group (PHQ-2 score of 3 or greater) tended to be larger than that in the other group. We therefore conclude that PIQ-VAS reflects multiple aspects of health-related QOL and could be useful for globally evaluating QOL impairment, including the psychological problems in chronic pain patients.
Journal
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- Journal of Japan Society of Pain Clinicians
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Journal of Japan Society of Pain Clinicians 24 (1), 17-26, 2017
Japan Society of Pain Clinicians
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Details 詳細情報について
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- CRID
- 1390001204458886272
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- NII Article ID
- 130005439576
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- NII Book ID
- AN10440947
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- ISSN
- 18841791
- 13404903
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- NDL BIB ID
- 028024673
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- Text Lang
- ja
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- Data Source
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- JaLC
- NDL
- CiNii Articles
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- Disallowed