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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Pain Symptom Manage. 2016 Sep 29;52(5):663–672. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2016.05.020

Table 1.

Cutpoints Used to Recode Verbal, Numeric, and Face Pain Rating Scales to a Three-Category Indicator of Pain Levels

Pain Rating Scale
Pain Level Cutpoints
Verbal Rating Scale None Mild-Moderate Severe
0–5 Numeric Rating Scale 0 1–3 4–5
0–5 Face Scale 0 1–3 4–5
0–10 Numeric Rating Scale 0 1–6 7–10
0–10 Face Scale 0 1–6 7–10