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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Autores principales: Kersten, Paula, White, Peter J., Tennant, Alan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4055724/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24921952
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0099485

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4055724/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24921952
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0099485

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