Communication of pain intensity and unpleasantness through magnitude ratings: Influence of scale type, but not gender of the participant.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A critical aspect for most human pain research is the ability of participants to communicate their first-person, experiential perspective to a third-person observer. This communication is frequently accomplished via pain ratings. The scale type can influence the communication of pain experiences and can contribute to gender differences in pain. This study examined the role of gender on pain ratings using noxious and innocuous stimuli across two types of rating scales.

Methods

Healthy participants (n = 46) underwent noxious heat, auditory and visual stimulation paradigms. Pain intensity and unpleasantness ratings were collected using the visual analogue scale (VAS) and numerical rating scale (NRS). To determine if one rating scale allows a better report of small di

SUBMITTER: Nahman-Averbuch H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10592508 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature