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A self-report questionnaire to rate pain quality and intensity developed by Melzack and Torgerson in 1971. It consists of 78 words in 20 sections that describe different aspects of pain, such as sensory, affective, evaluative and miscellaneous.
Quality of life (QoL or QOL) is the perceived quality of an individual's daily life, that is, an assessment of their well-being or lack thereof. In health care, health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is an assessment of how the individual's well-being may be affected over time by a disease, disability or disorder.
Learn about the different types of pain scales, such as numeric, verbal, and visual, and how they are used to measure pain intensity and effect. Also, explore the history of pain measurement and the challenges of assessing pain in various settings and populations.
Ronald Melzack OC OQ FRSC (July 19, 1929 – December 22, 2019) was a Canadian psychologist and professor of psychology at McGill University. [1] [2] In 1965, he and Patrick David Wall re-charged pain research by introducing the gate control theory of pain.
The Ankylosing Spondylitis Quality of Life questionnaire (ASQoL) was developed Galen Research and published in 2003. It has been used in the evaluation of adalimumab and etanercept. Asthma. The Adult Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire (AQLQ) was developed at McMaster University in Ontario, Canada and was published in 1992.
EQ-5D is a generic questionnaire developed by the EuroQol Group to assess health status in terms of five dimensions: mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain and discomfort, and anxiety and depression. It is widely used in clinical, economic, and population studies and can be completed by patients themselves or by proxy.
The Quality of Well-Being Scale (QWB) is a questionnaire that measures health-related quality of life in four domains: physical, social, mobility and symptom/problem. It has two versions: interviewer-administered and self-administered, and has been used in various studies and cultures.
Health Utilities Index (HUI) is a rating scale to measure health status and quality of life. It has two classification systems, HUI-2 and HUI-3, with different attributes and levels of health states.