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Clinical Research
Pain Management

Background:

Focusing on pain in diaries may negatively impact pain intensity.
Alternative methods like comfort ratings are being explored.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the effects of pain versus comfort diaries on pain intensity recall.
To determine if comfort diaries can replace pain diaries.

Main Methods:

A 3-week, remote, app-based experiment with daily diary entries.
Participants were randomized to rate either pain or comfort.
7-day recall ratings of pain intensity were the primary outcome.

Main Results:

Pain diaries led to a greater decrease in pain intensity than comfort diaries.
No significant differences were found in secondary outcomes like comfort or mood.
Correlations between pain and comfort ratings decreased over time.

Conclusions:

Daily pain diaries show beneficial effects on pain trajectories.
Comfort diaries are not an effective substitute for pain diaries.
Pain diaries should remain a tool in clinical practice.