| Unidimensional measure of pain severity | Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) [10 cm line] (reported,22 discriminant values102 Verbal Rating Scale (VRS) [word descriptors]15 Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) [0–10 categories]15 |
| Multidimensional pain assessment instruments | Chronic Pain Grade (CPG)17 McGill Pain Questionnaire Long form (MPQ_LF)22 McGill Pain Questionnaire Short form (MPQ_SF)23 Neuropathic Pain Scale (NPS)103 Neuropathic Pain Symptom Inventory (NPSI)104 |
| Discriminating neuropathic and nonneuropathic pain | Douleur Neuropathique 4 (DN4)25 IDPain105 Leeds Assessment of Neuropathic Symptoms and Signs (LANSS)27 (PHC) Neuropathic Pain Questionnaire Long Form (NPQ_LF)106 Neuropathic Pain Questionnaire Short Form (NPQ_SF)106 |
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