What is the standard unit of pain, and how is it measured?

Senior Moments

It must be measured in acres. Jan 21 04, 2:09 AM

Kainantu

There are 40 known ways of measuring pain so there is no actual common unit. Pain is measured in terms of its severity, duration, frequency, and impact on behavior and mental well being. Some of the 40 methods are: Verbal Rating Scale Wisconsin Brief Pain Questionnaire Memorial Pain Questionnaire Patient Outcome Questionnaire Descriptor Differential Scale West Haven-Yale Multidimensional Pain Inventory Unmet Analgesic Needs Questionnaire Symptom Distress Scale Et al The list is here: http://www.gwu.edu/~cicd/toolkit/physical.htm Jan 22 04, 5:28 AM

sequoianoir

A few here. http://www.pudendal.info/info/documents/ComparativePainScale.htm Jan 22 04, 5:55 AM

gmackematix

The commonest I seem to have come across is the dol. Jan 22 04, 9:45 PM