{"title":"Measurement of clinical outcomes in pain medicine","authors":"Nicola L Johnson, Sheila Black","doi":"10.1016/j.mpaic.2025.03.001","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>How we measure pain and patients’ responses to pain is key in developing both our understanding and treatment of it. This article outlines the application of tools for the measurement of clinical outcomes used in acute and chronic pain medicine; what makes a good outcome measurement and how this can be utilized in clinical and research practice is discussed. Various tools for outcome measurement are described including those which may be utilized in various patient groups.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":45856,"journal":{"name":"Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine","volume":"26 5","pages":"Pages 249-253"},"PeriodicalIF":0.2000,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1472029925000451","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"ANESTHESIOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 0
Abstract
How we measure pain and patients’ responses to pain is key in developing both our understanding and treatment of it. This article outlines the application of tools for the measurement of clinical outcomes used in acute and chronic pain medicine; what makes a good outcome measurement and how this can be utilized in clinical and research practice is discussed. Various tools for outcome measurement are described including those which may be utilized in various patient groups.
期刊介绍:
Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, an invaluable source of up-to-date information, with the curriculum of both the Primary and Final FRCA examinations covered over a three-year cycle. Published monthly this ever-updating text book will be an invaluable source for both trainee and experienced anaesthetists. The enthusiastic editorial board, under the guidance of two eminent and experienced series editors, ensures Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine covers all the key topics in a comprehensive and authoritative manner. Articles now include learning objectives and eash issue features MCQs, facilitating self-directed learning and enabling readers at all levels to test their knowledge. Each issue is divided between basic scientific and clinical sections. The basic science articles include anatomy, physiology, pharmacology, physics and clinical measurement, while the clinical sections cover anaesthetic agents and techniques, assessment and perioperative management. Further sections cover audit, trials, statistics, ethical and legal medicine, and the management of acute and chronic pain.