A new standardized tool for the assessment of chronic pain can differentiate between pain subtypes and may help tailor treatment. The new tool is published in this week's open-access journal PLoS ...

To earn CME related to this news article, click here. April 28, 2009 — A new pain assessment tool helps separate radicular from axial low back pain (LBP), according to the results of a study reported ...

A pain-assessment tool with built-in treatment guidance reduced cancer-related pain outcomes, according to study data. The test also improved prescribing practices but did not influence opioid-related ...

April 3, 2017 - A new Behavior Pain Assessment Tool (BPAT) provides a simple way to evaluate pain in critically ill patients--including those who aren't able to communicate their pain verbally, ...

Pain assessment in medicine often relies on imprecise visual rating scales featuring smiling or crying faces, frustrating patients and physicians alike. Children's National Hospital researchers aim to ...

How do you measure the pain of a patient who can't communicate? A Rhode Island Hospital researcher studied an observational pain scale in cardiac surgery patients, and found that the Critical-Care ...

The EPCRC is funded through the Sixth Framework Program of the EU with major objectives to develop a computer-based assessment and classification tool for pain, depression, and cachexia. A systematic ...

Ameritex today announced a new tool developed to help clinicians quickly assess five dimensions of medication adherence in patients with moderate to severe chronic pain. Developed with input from pain ...

The search of the 4 databases revealed a total of 35 infant pain assessment tools. Many tools were unidimensional in nature. Additionally, some of the unidimensional tools were specifically designed ...

Pain assessment in elderly nursing home residents can be a challenge, as over half of these individuals have dementia, and many are unable to self-report pain. Zwakhalen et al. conducted a systematic ...