Low back pain in pregnancy: A comparative study of two pain-rating scales
| Autor: | Jeanette Mitchell, Donnèe Ness, Sandra Whitelock |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 1992 |
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| Zdroj: | South African Journal of Physiotherapy, Vol 48, Iss 3, Pp 33-35 (1992) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 0379-6175 2410-8219 |
| DOI: | 10.4102/sajp.v48i3.735 |
| Popis: | A sample of ten pregnant Caucasian women, with an average age of 31,8 ±5,7 years, experiencing low back pain in the third trimester of pregnancy, rated the intensity of their pain on two commonly used pain rating scales: the horizontal visual analogue scale (VAS) and the eight-face pictorial pain scale (PPS). A mean of 3,1 ±2,5 cms was found using the VAS and a mean of 5(E) was obtained on the PPS. A product-moment correlation of the two scales showed a correlation of 0,84 (p = 0,001). This implies that both pain rating scales are able to measure a similar intensity of low back pain in pregnant women. |
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