A5016546686- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Pain Management and Placebo Effect
- Pediatric Pain Management Techniques
- Pain Mechanisms and Treatments
- Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research
- Pain Management and Opioid Use
- Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders
- Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Spinal Cord Injury Research
- Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
- Pain Management and Treatment
- Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders
- Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
- Anesthesia and Pain Management
- Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Family and Disability Support Research
- Meta-analysis and systematic reviews
University of Washington
2016-2025
Seattle University
2014-2024
Harborview Medical Center
2012-2024
Weatherford College
2024
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
2022
University of Miami
2022
Aarhus University
2022
University of Zurich
2022
ORCID
2022
Khon Kaen University
2022
The measurement of subjective pain intensity continues to be important both researchers and clinicians. Although several scales are currently used assess the construct, it remains unclear which these provides most precise, replicable, predictively valid measure. Five criteria for judging have been considered in previous research: (a) ease administration scoring; (b) relative rates incorrect responding; (c) sensitivity as defined by number available response categories; (d) statistical power;...
The Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), Numerical Rating (NRS), Verbal (VRS), and the Faces Pain Scale-Revised (FPS-R) are among most commonly used measures of pain intensity in clinical research settings. Although evidence supports their validity as intensity, few studies have compared them with respect to critical criteria responsivity, no experiment has directly all 4 same study. current study relative VAS, NRS, VRS, FPS-R for detecting differences painful stimulus between men women response...
Reliable and valid measures of pain are essential for conducting research on chronic pain. The purpose this longitudinal study was to compare the reliability validity several intensity. One hundred twenty-three patients with were administered telephone interview versions 0–10 scales current, worst, least average pain, immediately prior beginning a multidisciplinary treatment program. again these subjects 2 weeks (n=108), 1 month (n=106) months (n=105) after end treatment. (defined as ability...
This paper describes the psychometric properties of PROMIS-pain interference (PROMIS-PI) bank. An initial candidate item pool (n=644) was developed and evaluated based on review existing instruments, interviews with patients, consultation pain experts. From this pool, a bank 56 items selected responses to were collected from large community clinical samples. A total 14,848 participants responded all or subset items. The calibrated using an response theory (IRT) model. final 41-item respect...
This study examined the effects of increasing number assessments on reliability and validity measures average pain intensity. Two hundred chronic patients completed 2 weeks hourly ratings. A series regression analyses were performed, test-retest stability, internal consistency coefficients computed to address 4 questions. Are patients' reports similar from one day another? What is a single rating intensity when used as an indicant pain? How many (data points) are required obtain estimates...
An important issue that has yet to be resolved in pain measurement literature concerns the number of levels needed assess self-reported intensity. examination treatment outcome shows a large variation used, from as few 4 (e.g., 4-point Verbal Rating scales (VRS)) many 101 101-point Numerical (NRS)). The purpose this study was provide an empirically derived guideline for determining needed. Chronic patients (n = 124) provided pre- and post-treatment measures intensity using NRS least, most,...
To examine the associations between changes in cognitions and coping multidisciplinary pain treatment outcomes, authors had 141 patients with chronic complete measures of adjustment, beliefs, catastrophizing, coping; addition, their significant others rated patient physical functioning at pretreatment, posttreatment, 6- 12-month follow-ups. Decreases guarding resting belief that signals damage were associated decreases disability. Increases perceived control over catastrophizing one is...
Little is known about how patient functioning changes after completion of multidisciplinary pain programs, and what factors are associated with such when they occur; for example, whether improvement or deterioration in corresponds to beliefs coping during this period. The objective study was examine the extent which were treatment. Patients chronic (N=141) completed outcome (pain, functioning) process (beliefs, catastrophizing, coping) measures at end treatment 12 months posttreatment. On...
Sixty-nine postoperative patients indicated the severity of their pain using eight measures designed to assess intensity and two measure affect. The utility validity 10 were evaluated according criteria: (a) magnitude relationship between each scale a linear combination measure, (b) relatives rates incorrect responding. results indicate that is adequately valid. In addition, this sample failed differentiate affect present measures, suggesting need for additional research explore affective...
A number of pharmacologic treatments examined in recent randomized clinical trials (RCTs) have failed to show statistically significant superiority placebo conditions which their efficacy had previously been demonstrated. Assuming the validity previous evidence and comparability patients outcome measures these studies, such results may be a consequence limitations ability RCTs demonstrate benefits efficacious analgesic vs ("assay sensitivity"). Efforts improve assay sensitivity could reduce...