Table 3.
Descriptors of the patient’s pain experience on the sensory and affective subscales of pain sensation
| Descriptors of pain | Severe | Moderate | Mild | Total- experience | No pain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sensory subscale | |||||
| Throbbing | 7 (9.5) | 4 (5.4) | 2 (2.7) | 13 (17.6) | 61 (82.4) |
| Shooting | 3 (4.1) | 4 (5.4) | 1 (1.4) | 8 (10.8) | 66 (89.2) |
| Stabbing | 14 (18.9) | 8 (10.8) | 4 (5.4) | 26 (35.1) | 48 (64.9) |
| Sharp | 12 (16.2) | 8 (10.8) | 5 (6.8) | 25 (33.8) | 49 (66.2) |
| Cramping | 6 (8.1) | 8 (10.8) | 7 (9.5) | 21 (28.4) | 53 (71.6) |
| Gnawing | 0 | 4 (5.4) | 4 (5.4) | 8 (10.8) | 66 (89.2) |
| Hot-burning | 7 (9.5) | 4 (5.4) | 7 (9.5) | 18 (24.3) | 56 (75.7) |
| Aching | 11 (14.9) | 6 (8.1) | 8 (10.8) | 25 (33.8) | 49 (66.2) |
| Heavy | 17 (23) | 14 (18.9) | 6 (8.1) | 37 (50) | 37 (50) |
| Tender | 8 (10.8) | 9 (12.2) | 4 (5.4) | 21 (28.4) | 53 (71.6) |
| Splitting | 11 (14.9) | 4 (5.4) | 6 (8.1) | 21 (28.4) | 53 (71.6) |
| Affective subscale | |||||
| Tiring-exhausting | 21 (28.4) | 17 (23) | 11 (14.9) | 49 (66.2) | 25 (33.8) |
| Sickening | 7 (9.5) | 5 (6.8) | 10 (13.5) | 22 (29.7) | 52 (70.3) |
| Fearful | 5 (6.8) | 0 | 5 (6.8) | 10 (13.5) | 64 (86.5) |
| Punishing-cruel | 14 (18.9) | 7 (9.5) | 5 (6.8) | 26 (35.1) | 48 (64.9) |
Data are presented as number and percent