A pictorial scale of pain intensity (SPIN) for patients with communication impairments
Jackson, Diane, Horn, Sandra, Kersten, Paula and Turner-Stokes, Lynne (2006) A pictorial scale of pain intensity (SPIN) for patients with communication impairments. International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation, 13, (10), 457-463.
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Description/Abstract
Patients with impaired communication often have difficulty describing symptoms such as pain, which hinders both clinical treatment and research. The objective of this study was to develop and characterize a step-by-step process for introducing a new pictorial scale of pain intensity (SPIN) to stroke patients with communication deficits undergoing rehabilitation.
To exemplify the process, this article describes a single patient with profound aphasia and rightsided hemiplegia, who was thought to have severe pain in his affected shoulder, probably associated with neuropathic pain.
A method of presenting the SPIN, based on a total communication approach, was established and serial pain ratings made by the patient were found to be consistent with independent clinical records.
The SPIN appears to have potential as a method for quantifying pain severity in people with limited communication. Further evaluation is needed in a larger sample of patients.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| ISSNs: | 1741-1645 (print) |
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| Subjects: | R Medicine > RZ Other systems of medicine B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology |
| Divisions: | University Structure - Pre August 2011 > Superseded (SOHPRS) |
| Item ID: | 55322 |
| Date Deposited: | 30 Jul 2008 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Mar 2012 13:54 |
| Contributors: | Jackson, Diane (Author) Horn, Sandra (Author) Kersten, Paula (Author) Turner-Stokes, Lynne (Author) |
| Date: | October 2006 |
| Status: | Published |
| Contact Email Address: | diana.m.jackson@kcl.ac.uk |
| URI: | http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/55322 |
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