Assessment pf pain, depression, and anxiety by visual analogue scale in Japanese women with
rheumatoid arthritis
Engelsk titel: Assessment pf pain, depression, and anxiety by visual analogue scale in Japanese women with
rheumatoid arthritis
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Författare:
Tamiya N
;
Araki S
;
Ohi G
;
Inagaki K
;
Urano N
;
Hirano W
;
Daltroy LH
Email: ntamiya@med.teikyo-u.ac.jp
Språk: Eng
Antal referenser: 23
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Artikel
UI-nummer: 02073440
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Visual analogue scales (VAS) of depression and anxiety were compared with standard full-length measures of these variables and with VAS of pain (VAS Pain). This was a good way to develop a practical methodology for the routine assessment of pain and affect in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. The reliability of VAS Pain was studied by test-retest. The validity of VAS Pain in our sample was proved by correlations with the results of other tests. We also investigated the relationship between VAS Pain and C-reactive protein (CRP).
In 145 female RA patients, VAS of depression and anxiety were significantly correlated with full-length measures of these variables, and accounted for the majority of the explained variance in VAS Pain, while the full-length standard measures contributed little more.
In conclusion, VAS measurements of pain and affect were comprehensible, easily filled-out, and reliable in a sample of Japanese women with RA, and could capture some aspect of affective distress unique to RA patients. Published by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons.