The visual analogue scale in the assessment of grip strength.

Downie, Walker; Leatham, P A; Rhind, V M; Pickup, M. E.; Wright, V.

doi:10.1136/ard.37.4.382

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“…The original Wallston Health Locus of Control scale (33) was used, as was the short version of the Rand Health Insurance Study Patient Satisfaction instrument developed by John Ware and colleagues (Ware J, Snyder MK, Wright RW: unpublished observations). Because pain is subjective, it was measured by 2 scales: a double-anchored visual analog scale which had been used in previous arthritis studies (34)(35)(36) and an ordinal scale which asked patients to rank their pain as mild, moderate, or severe. This technique of crossvalidation on subjective measures is suggested by Cook and Campbell (37).…”

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Outcomes of self‐help education for patients with arthritis

Lorig

Lubeck

Kraines

et al. 1985

Arthritis & Rheumatism

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Behavioral and health status outcomes of an unreinforced, self-help education program for arthritis patients taught by lay persons were examined in 2 ways: a 4-month randomized experiment and a 20-month longitudinal study. At 4 months, experimental subjects significantly exceeded control subjects in knowledge, recommended behaviors, and in lessened pain. These changes remained significant at 20 months. The course was inexpensive and well-accepted by patients, physicians, and other health professionals.As the prevalence of chronic disease increases, so does the potential usefulness of health education. An informed patient can, in theory, play an important role in reducing predisposing factors and in managing established illness.While there is evidence that patient education can change behaviors and health status in some settings (1,2), this is not clear in the case of arthritis education. Arthritis education increases knowledge (3,16) and sometimes influences health behaviors, such as compliance with treatment regimens, the practice of joint protection, or exercise (6,9,12,15,17,18, and Harlowe D, Yu P: unpublished observations). Some investigators have reported improvements in psychosocial factors, such as coping, family communication, or depression (6,7,9,11,15,17). Finally, a few studies

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confidence: 99%

Outcomes of self‐help education for patients with arthritis

Lorig

Lubeck

Kraines

et al. 1985

Arthritis & Rheumatism

398

202

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“…Their pain relief, footwear, and overall satisfaction were noted. Overall satisfaction was recorded by the patients on a linear analogue scale (Downie 1978).…”

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Metatarsal head excision for rheumatoid arthritis: 4-year follow-up of 68 feet with and without hallux fusion

Hughes

Grace

Clark

et al. 1991

Acta Orthopaedica Scandinavica

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“…Detailed examination of the psychometric properties of the VAS [2][3][4][5] suggest that outside of stroke populations it is a reliable and accurate measure of continuous subjective variables such as pain and analgesia, 6 -9 global well-being, 10 and functional capacity. 11 However, there is debate about the validity of the VAS when used by older subjects, 4,[12][13][14] and this alone may have consequences for the stroke population.…”

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Can Stroke Patients Use Visual Analogue Scales?

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Curless

Rodgers

1999

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Background and Purpose-Visual analogue scales (VAS) have been used for the subjective measurement of mood, pain, and health status after stroke. In this study we investigated how stroke-related impairments could alter the ability of subjects to answer accurately. Methods-Consent was obtained from 96 subjects with a clinical stroke (mean age, 72.5 years; 50 men) and 48 control subjects without cerebrovascular disease (mean age, 71.5 years; 29 men). Patients with reduced conscious level or severe dysphasia were excluded. Subjects were asked to rate the tightness that they could feel on the (unaffected) upper arm after 3 low-pressure inflations with a standard sphygmomanometer cuff, which followed a predetermined sequence (20 mm Hg, 40 mm Hg, 0 mm Hg). Immediately after each change, they rated the perceived tightness on 5 scales presented in a random order: 4-point rating scale (none, mild, moderate, severe), 0 to 10 numerical rating scale, mechanical VAS, horizontal VAS, and vertical VAS. Standard tests recorded deficits in language, cognition, and visuospatial awareness. Results-Inability to complete scales with the correct pattern was associated with any stroke (PϽ0.001). There was a significant association between success using scales and milder clinical stroke subtype (PϽ0.01). Within the stroke group, logistic regression analysis identified significant associations (PϽ0.05) between impairments (cognitive and visuospatial) and inability to complete individual scales correctly. Conclusions-Many patients after a stroke are unable to successfully complete self-report measurement scales, including VAS.

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The visual analogue scale in the assessment of grip strength.

Cited by 54 publications

References 4 publications

Outcomes of self‐help education for patients with arthritis

Outcomes of self‐help education for patients with arthritis

Metatarsal head excision for rheumatoid arthritis: 4-year follow-up of 68 feet with and without hallux fusion

Can Stroke Patients Use Visual Analogue Scales?

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