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Adult patients' postoperative pain descriptions and responses to the Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire

D D McDonald1, C S Weiskopf

  • 1School of Nursing, University of Connecticut, USA.

Clinical Nursing Research
|March 8, 2002
PubMed

Insights

The Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire (SF-MPQ) effectively captures patient pain descriptions. Its sensory and affective scales are clinically relevant for understanding and treating postoperative pain.

Area of Science:

  • Pain Management
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Medical Assessment

Background:

  • Accurate pain assessment is crucial for effective patient treatment.
  • Standardized tools are needed to capture the nuances of patient-reported pain.
  • The Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire (SF-MPQ) is a widely used instrument.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the clinical utility of the SF-MPQ in postoperative patients.
  • To determine if SF-MPQ descriptors align with patients' spontaneous pain descriptions.
  • To assess the relevance of SF-MPQ sensory and affective scales.

Main Methods:

  • A cohort of 30 postoperative patients was studied.
  • Patients initially described their pain in their own words.
  • The SF-MPQ was administered to assess pain characteristics.

Main Results:

  • 60% of patients used SF-MPQ sensory or affective terms (or synonyms) to describe their pain.
  • This indicates a strong correlation between spontaneous descriptions and SF-MPQ language.
  • The findings support the clinical relevance of the SF-MPQ's scales.

Conclusions:

  • The SF-MPQ is a clinically useful tool for assessing postoperative pain.
  • Its sensory and affective scales provide valuable, precise information.
  • The SF-MPQ can aid patients who struggle to articulate their pain experiences.

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