"Pain Measurement" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Scales, questionnaires, tests, and other methods used to assess pain severity and duration in patients or experimental animals to aid in diagnosis, therapy, and physiological studies.
| Descriptor ID |
D010147
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.600.550.324
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| Concept/Terms |
Pain Measurement- Pain Measurement
- Measurement, Pain
- Measurements, Pain
- Pain Measurements
- Assessment, Pain
- Assessments, Pain
- Pain Assessments
- Pain Assessment
- Analgesia Tests
- Analgesia Test
- Test, Analgesia
- Tests, Analgesia
- Nociception Tests
- Nociception Test
- Test, Nociception
- Tests, Nociception
McGill Pain Questionnaire- McGill Pain Questionnaire
- Pain Questionnaire, McGill
- Questionnaire, McGill Pain
- McGill Pain Scale
- Pain Scale, McGill
- Scale, McGill Pain
Analogue Pain Scale- Analogue Pain Scale
- Analogue Pain Scales
- Pain Scale, Analogue
- Pain Scales, Analogue
- Scale, Analogue Pain
- Scales, Analogue Pain
- Analog Pain Scale
- Analog Pain Scales
- Pain Scale, Analog
- Pain Scales, Analog
- Scale, Analog Pain
- Scales, Analog Pain
Formalin Test- Formalin Test
- Formalin Tests
- Test, Formalin
- Tests, Formalin
Tourniquet Pain Test- Tourniquet Pain Test
- Pain Test, Tourniquet
- Pain Tests, Tourniquet
- Test, Tourniquet Pain
- Tests, Tourniquet Pain
- Tourniquet Pain Tests
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 1996 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 1997 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2000 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2001 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2002 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2003 | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| 2004 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 2005 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| 2006 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2007 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2008 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| 2009 | 2 | 14 | 16 |
| 2010 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2011 | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| 2012 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 2013 | 4 | 16 | 20 |
| 2014 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| 2015 | 1 | 10 | 11 |
| 2016 | 4 | 17 | 21 |
| 2017 | 2 | 11 | 13 |
| 2018 | 2 | 16 | 18 |
| 2019 | 3 | 9 | 12 |
| 2020 | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| 2021 | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| 2022 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| 2025 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pain Measurement" by people in Profiles.
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Development of patient reported outcome measures assessing tumor pain intensity and tumor pain interference for individuals with neurofibromatosis type 1 and plexiform neurofibromas: qualitative findings. J Patient Rep Outcomes. 2025 Apr 30; 9(1):46.
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Radiofrequency ablation of basivertebral and sinuvertebral nerves for chronic discogenic low back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Neurosurg Rev. 2025 Apr 14; 48(1):364.
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Transversus abdominis plane (TAP) blocks for prevention of postoperative pain in women undergoing laparoscopic and robotic gynaecological surgery. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2025 04 03; 4:CD015145.
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Widespread pain phenotypes impact treatment efficacy results in randomized clinical trials for interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome: a Multidisciplinary Approach to the Study of Chronic Pelvic Pain network study. Pain. 2025 May 01; 166(5):1179-1190.
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Nonopioid vs opioid analgesics after impacted third-molar extractions: The Opioid Analgesic Reduction Study randomized clinical trial. J Am Dent Assoc. 2025 Feb; 156(2):110-123.e9.
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Associations between menstrual pain and sexual function: the role of visceral hypersensitivity on developing sexual pain. J Sex Med. 2025 Jan 03; 22(1):98-106.
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A plain language summary describing changes in pain associated with uterine fibroids among women receiving relugolix combination therapy. Pain Manag. 2024 Sep; 14(9):469-476.
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The impact of smoking on patient-reported outcomes following lumbar decompression: an analysis of the Quality Outcomes Database. J Neurosurg Spine. 2025 Jan 01; 42(1):9-14.
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Do class III obese patients achieve similar outcomes and satisfaction to nonobese patients following surgery for cervical myelopathy? A QOD study. J Neurosurg Spine. 2024 Nov 01; 41(5):604-610.
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Comparative analysis of patient-reported outcomes in myelopathy and myeloradiculopathy: a Quality Outcomes Database study. J Neurosurg Spine. 2024 Dec 01; 41(6):734-745.