2014
Using Multiple Daily Pain Ratings to Improve Reliability and Assay Sensitivity: How Many Is Enough?
Heapy A, Dziura J, Buta E, Goulet J, Kulas JF, Kerns RD. Using Multiple Daily Pain Ratings to Improve Reliability and Assay Sensitivity: How Many Is Enough? Journal Of Pain 2014, 15: 1360-1365. PMID: 25283469, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2014.09.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPain intensity ratingsPain treatment trialsPain ratingsTreatment trialsIntensity ratingsDaily pain ratingsMedical Center patientsIMMPACT recommendationsBaseline measurement periodCenter patientsPain assessmentBland-Altman analysisClinical trialsSecondary data analysisDaily callsDaily ratingsTrialsMeaningful differencesAssay sensitivityMeasure reliabilityAdequate reliabilitySpecific recommendationsPatientsSmall subsetBaseline
2000
HIV/AIDS-related Pain as a Chronic Pain Condition: Implications of a Biopsychosocial Model for Comprehensive Assessment and Effective Management
Marcus K, Kerns R, Rosenfeld B, Breitbart W. HIV/AIDS-related Pain as a Chronic Pain Condition: Implications of a Biopsychosocial Model for Comprehensive Assessment and Effective Management. Pain Medicine 2000, 1: 260-273. PMID: 15101893, DOI: 10.1046/j.1526-4637.2000.00033.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHIV/AIDSHIV/AIDS patientsChronic pain conditionsChronic pain assessmentBiopsychosocial modelNegative psychosocial impactPain conditionsPain treatmentChronic painPain assessmentAIDS patientsMultimodal treatmentHigh prevalencePainPsychosocial barriersPsychosocial impactSubstance abuseTreatment issuesPsychosocial contributionsTreatmentAppropriate assessmentPrevalenceAIDSCurrent literatureSpecific recommendations