MEASURING PAIN (CLINICAL INTERVIEW)

Question 1

Name 4 methods of measuring pain

Answer 1

1. Clinical interviews
2. MPQ (McGill Pain Questionnaire)
3. VAS (Visual Analogue Scale)
4. UAB (University of Alabama scale)

Question 2

What is a clinical interview?

Answer 2

• A psychological interview.

Question 3

What is the main aim of the clinical interview?

Answer 3

1. Gain understanding of the patients experince of pain.
2. Evaluate factors (psych/behavioural) that can influence a patients experience/reporting of pain.

Question 4

Outline the structure of the clinical interview.

Answer 4

• Activities
• Coping
• Think
• Upset
• People

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Question 5

What type of questions does the clinical interview rely on for data collection?

Answer 5

(Range of) Open questions

Question 6

Define what the clinical interview is. (Full definition)

Answer 6

• A psychological interview.
• Involves asking the patient a range of open questions.
• Aims to gain understanding of the patients experince of pain.
• Evaluate factors that influence the patients experince and reporting of pain.

Question 7

Define “Activities”
Define “Coping”

Answer 7

• Activities: Different ways pain can affect daily activities. (eating/sleeping)
• Coping: How does the patient cope/deal with the pain?

Question 8

Define “Think”
Define “Upset”

Answer 8

• Think= How do they think about the pain? (Better/ worse)
• Upset= How does the pain affect the patients mood?

Question 9

Define “People”

Answer 9

• People= How do the people around the patient respons to their pain?

Question 10

Name 1 strength of the clinical interview

Answer 10

1) Collects detailed (rich) qualitative data
2) Which facilitates a deep understanding of the patients subjective pain experiences

Question 11

Name 1 weakness of the clinical interview

Answer 11

• Subjective/ SDR: Relies heavily on self-reported data which is subjective.
• Patients may downplay/ exaggerate symptoms (attention/fear)

SDR= SOCIAL DESIRABILITY RESPONSE