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Is the Pain Visual Analogue Scale Linear and Responsive to Change? An Exploration Using Rasch Analysis

OBJECTIVES: Pain visual analogue scales (VAS) are commonly used in clinical trials and are often treated as an interval level scale without evidence that this is appropriate. This paper examines the internal construct validity and responsiveness of the pain VAS using Rasch analysis. METHODS: Patient...

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Main Authors: Kersten, Paula, White, Peter J., Tennant, Alan
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Public Library of Science 2014
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4055724/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24921952
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0099485
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