Providers most commonly asked about average pain, although they expressed misgivings about patient reporting and the index's informational value. Results: Despite concerns regarding 10-point visual analog and numeric rating scales, almost all providers used them.

Standard quantitative methods were used to analyze index importance ratings. Qualitative interview data were read, coded and analyzed for themes and final interpretation. The qualitative interview guide included open-ended questions to address perspectives on pain measurement, and included quantitative ratings of the importance of seven indices. Methods: Semi-structured telephone interviews were conducted with a purposeful sample from four US regions of 20 healthcare providers who treat patients with chronic pain. This study investigated healthcare providers' perspectives on seven pain measurement indices for capturing pain intensity. Introduction: Effective clinical care for chronic pain requires accurate, comprehensive, meaningful pain assessment. 2Dornsife Center for Self-Report Science, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States.1Department of Family Medicine, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, United States.Junghaenel 2, Alicia Bolton 2, Marcella May 2, Stefan Schneider 2 † and Arthur A.

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