Still, we work with the tools available. There is evidence people do use the 0-to-10 pain scale to try and communicate much more than only pain's "intensity." So when a patient says "it's 11 out ...

But the zero-to-10 scale is ubiquitous today because ... And researchers and pain specialists have tried to create better rating tools—dozens, in fact, none of which was adequate to capture ...

A tool that was once used to examine the intensity and frequency of pain in dementia patients following their death has been revamped.

Patient-reported measures were obtained at baseline. Pain severity (100 mm visual analogue scale (VAS)), function (Anterior Knee Pain Scale (AKPS)) and self-reported recovery were measured 5–8 years ...