Multidimensional Pain Tools

Question 1

how to administer brief pain inventory

Answer 1

visual

Question 2

advantages of brief pain inventory

Answer 2

• reliable and valid for many clinical situations
• quick, quantifies pain and disability
• multiple languages

Question 3

t/f brief pain inventory is used both clinically and in research

Answer 3

true

Question 4

good choic of measure in patients with progressive conditions

Answer 4

brief pain inventory

Question 5

advantages of initial pain assessment tool

Answer 5

• may administered by patient or clinician

- with diagram

Question 6

disadvantage of initial pain assessment toll

Answer 6

may take long to accomplish

Question 7

a type of self reported measurement

Answer 7

mcgill pain questionnaire

Question 8

advantages of mcgill pain questionnaire

Answer 8

• extensively tested
• assesses sensory and affective dimensions of pain
• short form takes 2-3 mins

Question 9

disadvantages of mcgill pain questionnaire

Answer 9

• long form takes 5-15 mins

- confusing vocab

Question 10

t/f in the mcgill questionnaire, individual scale score are considered valid

Answer 10

false, total score

Question 11

pain assessment tool used mostly in cancer patients

Answer 11

memorial pain assessment card

Question 12

advantages of memorial pain assessment card

Answer 12

• fast
• correlated with other longer measures of pain and mood
• can fold card

Question 13

the memorial pain assessment card assess pain relief and mood on ____ and ___

Answer 13

visual analog scale and adjectives to reflect pain intensity

Question 14

t/f the memorial pain assessment card has not been extensively used and well studied

Answer 14

true

Question 15

____ can demonstrate nature of pain at a glance (ex. radiculopathy, peripheral neuropathy, etc)

Answer 15

pain drawing scale (uses symbols for different types of pain)

Question 16

t/f the pain drawing scale is prone to overlooking pain that the patient fails to mention

Answer 16

false, it avoids it