Pain Predicts Function One Year Later: A Comparison across Pain Measures in a Rheumatoid Arthritis Sample.

Conclusion. Although all measures of pain predicted some functional limitations, predictive consistency varied by measure. Frequency of severe pain in the last month provided a good balance of brevity and predictive power. PMID: 27119021 [PubMed]
Source: Pain Research and Treatment - Category: Anesthesiology Tags: Pain Res Treat Source Type: research