Pain measurement during labor: comparing the visual analog scale with dermatome assessment

Winkelman, Chris; Norman, David; Maloni, Judith A.; Kless, J.

doi:10.1016/j.apnr.2006.05.002

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“…Nonetheless, the VAS is widely implemented because it is easy to use, quick to score, and avoids imprecise terminology (Breivik et al 2000 ). In the literature, the VAS is sensitive to acute pain at mild, moderate, and severe levels of intensity and has acceptable reliability in a variety of patients with acute pain such as labour pain (Winkelman et al 2008 ).…”

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The relationship between expectation, experience and perception of labour pain: an observational study

Aksoy

Yücel

Aksoy³

et al. 2016

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The present study was aimed to assess the relationship between pain expectation before labour, labour pain and pain perception after the labour. Pregnant women were asked to rate their pain level on a standard continuous visual analogue scale at various time points. Pain expectancy (PE), labour pain (LP) and postpartum pain perception (PPP) scores were calculated. The final study group was composed of 230 pregnant women after exclusions. Mean age of pregnant women was 26.2 ± 5.79. The mean PE, LP, and PPP scores were 70.11 ± 18.82, 75.72 ± 19.2 and 65.84 ± 19.56, respectively. The difference among pain scores was statistically significant (p < 0.001). There was a positive correlation between PE and LP or PE and PPP scores (p = 0.27 and p = 0.21). The correlations were statistically significant (p = 0.01 or p = 0.01). In addition, there was a positive correlation between LP and PPP scores (p = 0.87) and the correlation was statistically significant (p = 0.01). This study showed that, if pregnant women had lower expectations of pain before the labour, they indeed experienced lower amount of pain during the labour.

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The relationship between expectation, experience and perception of labour pain: an observational study

Aksoy

Yücel

Aksoy³

et al. 2016

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“…Prenatal and postpartum pain scores were measured using the visual analog scale (VAS) for pain. In this study, the VAS, which is a straight line with a length of 0–100 on which a mother can draw a short vertical line to represent the subjective feeling of the degree of pain, was used to evaluate the degree of pain [ 20 21 22 23 24 25 ]. The Mother's Level of Childbirth Satisfaction Rating Scale was measured using a modification of the Mackey Childbirth Satisfaction Rating Scale [ 26 27 28 ].…”

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“…The doula program was terminated after the baby was born and the postlabor questionnaire was completed. The women from both groups filled out their demographic data forms and questionnaires (i.e., the STAI, EPDS, and labor pain VAS) [ 20 21 22 23 24 25 ], and they also completed a questionnaire concerning their satisfaction with childbirth support (i.e., Mother's Level of Childbirth Satisfaction Rating Scale) [ 26 27 28 ]. Data on childbirth-related physiological effects were obtained from their medical records.…”

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Effectiveness of the doula program in Northern Taiwan

Chen

Lee

2020

Tzu Chi Med J

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Objective: The cesarean section rate in Taiwan is 32%–34%, exceeding the rate that the World Health Organization considers reasonable. A doula is a trained woman who provides physical, emotional, and informational support to pregnant women before, during, and after delivery. This study investigated the effectiveness of a new doula program in Northern Taiwan. Materials and Methods: A quasi-experimental research design was employed. Two hundred and twenty women, divided into an experimental group with doula services and a no-doula control group receiving routine hospital care, participated in the present study. Participants' basic information was collected; the study tools were the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale, labor pain visual analog scale, a labor timetable, and Mother's Level of Childbirth Satisfaction Rating Scale, which were distributed to participants during the postpartum hospitalization period. Results: The highest level of satisfaction was with the spouse in the control group and the doula in the experimental group. The results indicated that the childbirth process involved considerable anxiety in both groups. After delivery, the doula group exhibited a greater reduction in anxiety than the control group, but the reduction was not significant; however, a statistically significant difference was identified in the cesarean section (C/S) rate (13.0% vs. 43.2%) and normal spontaneous delivery (NSD) rate (87.0% vs. 56.8%) between the doula and control groups after controlling for the factor of primara. Conclusion: Providing continuous doula program to pregnant women requiring labor support may reduce the C/S rate and increase the NSD rate. The regression model showed that the factors including high prenatal anxiety, total time needed for doula accompaniment, and epidural and analgesics use were associated with labor women receiving C/S. The factors of continuous doula support and oxytocin use were associated with receiving NSD.

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“…VAS are commonly used measurement tools for quantifying a participant's perception of symptoms, such as pain, dyspnea, nausea, and fatigue, in research studies. Use of the VAS for symptom measurement has been extensively studied for pain measurement and fatigue in a variety of patient populations and situations, and the scale has been found to be a valid and reliable measure for symptom perception (Anton, Miller, & Townson, 2008;Bausewein, Booth, & Higginson, 2008;Bijur, Silver, & Gallagher, 2001;Bricker & Lavendre, 2002;Good et al, 2001;Hewlett, Hehir, & Kirwan, 2007;Mattsson, M˛ller, Lundberg, Gard, & Bostr˛m, 2008;Mayberry et al, 1999a;Myles & Urquhart, 2005;Vasconcelos et al, 2006;Winkelman, Norman, Maloni, & Kless, 2008).…”

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Comparison of Delayed Versus Immediate Pushing During Second Stage of Labor for Nulliparous Women With Epidural Anesthesia

Gillesby

Burns

Dempsey

et al. 2010

Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing

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Pain measurement during labor: comparing the visual analog scale with dermatome assessment

Cited by 16 publications

References 19 publications

The relationship between expectation, experience and perception of labour pain: an observational study

The relationship between expectation, experience and perception of labour pain: an observational study

Effectiveness of the doula program in Northern Taiwan

Comparison of Delayed Versus Immediate Pushing During Second Stage of Labor for Nulliparous Women With Epidural Anesthesia

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