Comparison of Visual Analog Pain Score Reported to Physician vs Nurse

Abstract

Level III, comparative study.

Effectiveness of a Collaborative Nursing Care Model for the Treatment of Patients with Diabetic Foot Disease by Transverse Tibial Bone Transport Technique: A Pilot Study

“…Tracking the patient's recovery from surgery and the ability to start and continue physical therapy are areas of the treatment plan that could be affected by unreliable pain scores. 43 Depression and anxiety are two important psychopathological conditions in patients with diabetes because of their negative effects on the quality of life, treatment, and glycemic control. 44 Published data suggest that patients with diabetes are almost twice as likely to suffer from depression and anxiety as the general population.…”

Comparison of VAS scores recorded by nurse vs surgeon: A case-control study

“…Özer et al [26] thought that the nurses had moderate knowledge and behavioral scoring related to pain and do not have sufficient knowledge about the pain physiology and pharmacological management of pain. In a study comparing the nurse and physician in terms of VAS score made by Martin et al [27]; VAS scores expressed to the surgeons by the patients were found to be significantly higher compared to the nurses. We have obtained a finding on the contrary, meaning that the scores of the surgeons are significantly lower.…”

Differences in pain measurement between nurses and physicians in a teaching hospital

“…These disagreements in the measurement of pain intensity have been previously documented and the result is poor pain management. 15 Pain affected most patients admitted to the hospital, but pain relief in this setting was inadequate. In fact, in the sample studied here, 25% to 47% patients presented severe to unbearable pain during their hospital stay, that is, after undergoing triage.…”