On balance, for the assessment of pain intensity, categorical scales with verbal descriptors or numerical rating scales seem to be preferable to traditional visual analogue scales, although no ...

The new scale has a familiar look, but will help patients and doctors determine how badly pain is affecting their lives.

Two studies examined whether the middle response option in graphic rating scales indicates a moderate standing on a trait/item, or rather a "dumping ground" for unsure or non-applicable (N/A) ...

Hope is here operationalized as a predominance of expected future positive feelings over future expected negative feelings. Hope, comprised of both desire and expectation, involves the interaction of ...