Key result
The majority of cardiovascular surgery ICU patients preferred the Verbal Rating Scale over the Numeric Rating Scale and Visual Analog Scale for assessing pain intensity.
Why the study?
Do patients prefer the Verbal Rating Scale or Visual Analog Scale over the Numeric Rating Scale for assessing pain intensity in the cardiovascular surgery ICU?
Observational (n=64)
No
Do patients prefer the Verbal Rating Scale or Visual Analog Scale over the Numeric Rating Scale for assessing pain intensity in the cardiovascular surgery ICU?
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Patients in the cardiovascular surgery ICU strongly prefer the Verbal Rating Scale over other methods for pain assessment.
Background: In this study, we aim to determine the preferences of the patients for three rating scales which are used to assess pain intensity. Methods: The study included 64 patients who were hospitalized in the Cardiovascular Surgery Intensive Care Unit (ICU) between April 2007 and April 2008. A scale which was used in the hospital (Numeric Rating Scale) and two others which were not previously used Verbal Rating Scale and Visual Analog Scale were compared to assess their ability to measure pain intensity. Then, the patients were interviewed with a questionnaire to obtain the opinions of them. The first assessment was performed, after the patient was admitted to the ICU. The measurements were then repeated twice on the second and third days of ICU stay. Results: A total of 81.3% of the patients reported that all scales were reliable for the assessment of the pain intensity. The majority (90.6%) reported Verbal Rating Scale, while very few (3.1%) reported Visual Analog Scale as an indicator of the assessment of the pain intensity. Conclusion: Our results suggest that integration of the Verbal Rating Scale with the currently used rating scales, for the assessment of the pain intensity, pain attention to the preferences of the patients on rating scales, may be the convenient approach.
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Azize Karahan (2012) conducted an observational in Postoperative pain in Cardiovascular Surgery Intensive Care Unit (n=64). Verbal Rating Scale (VRS) vs. Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) and Visual Analog Scale (VAS) was evaluated on Patient preference priority for pain rating scale. The majority of cardiovascular surgery ICU patients preferred the Verbal Rating Scale over the Numeric Rating Scale and Visual Analog Scale for assessing pain intensity.
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