Pain Measurement

"Pain Measurement" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Scales, questionnaires, tests, and other methods used to assess pain severity and duration in patients or experimental animals to aid in diagnosis, therapy, and physiological studies.

Descriptor ID	D010147
MeSH Number(s)	E01.370.600.550.324
Concept/Terms	Pain Measurement Pain Measurement Measurement, Pain Measurements, Pain Pain Measurements Assessment, Pain Assessments, Pain Pain Assessments Pain Assessment Analgesia Tests Analgesia Test Test, Analgesia Tests, Analgesia Nociception Tests Nociception Test Test, Nociception Tests, Nociception McGill Pain Questionnaire McGill Pain Questionnaire Pain Questionnaire, McGill Questionnaire, McGill Pain McGill Pain Scale Pain Scale, McGill Scale, McGill Pain Visual Analog Pain Scale Visual Analog Pain Scale Visual Analogue Pain Scale Analogue Pain Scale Analogue Pain Scale Analogue Pain Scales Pain Scale, Analogue Pain Scales, Analogue Scale, Analogue Pain Scales, Analogue Pain Analog Pain Scale Analog Pain Scales Pain Scale, Analog Pain Scales, Analog Scale, Analog Pain Scales, Analog Pain Formalin Test Formalin Test Formalin Tests Test, Formalin Tests, Formalin Tourniquet Pain Test Tourniquet Pain Test Pain Test, Tourniquet Pain Tests, Tourniquet Test, Tourniquet Pain Tests, Tourniquet Pain Tourniquet Pain Tests

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Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Diagnosis [E01]
Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures [E01.370]
Physical Examination [E01.370.600]
Neurologic Examination [E01.370.600.550]
Pain Measurement [E01.370.600.550.324]

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Bar chart showing 144 publications over 27 distinct years, with a maximum of 11 publications in 2010

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	2	0	2
1999	1	0	1
2001	1	1	2
2002	0	4	4
2003	2	1	3
2004	0	3	3
2005	0	3	3
2006	2	7	9
2007	0	2	2
2008	1	6	7
2009	0	5	5
2010	1	10	11
2011	1	5	6
2012	1	7	8
2013	0	5	5
2014	2	6	8
2015	2	7	9
2016	0	7	7
2017	0	8	8
2018	1	4	5
2019	2	3	5
2020	4	5	9
2021	0	4	4
2022	0	4	4
2023	0	4	4
2024	0	6	6
2025	1	3	4

Below are the most recent publications written about "Pain Measurement" by people in Profiles.

Rogers AH, Zvolensky MJ, Aaron RV, Lackner JM, Smit T, Bakhshaie J, Gerhart JI. Emotion regulation variability and chronic pain: An ecological momentary assessment study. Behav Res Ther. 2026 04; 199:104977.

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Chapman CR, Stone MD, Anthony J, Patawaran M, Sinsay J, Solomon CR, Ungson S, Monroe KS. More Frequent Empathic Communication by Physical Therapists Is Associated With Improved Outcomes for Low-Impact Chronic Pain. Phys Ther. 2026 Feb 01; 106(2).

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Redmond BY, Suffis M, Duran A, Rogers AH, Zvolensky MJ. Anxiety sensitivity sub-facets and pain intensity and disability among individuals seeking treatment for weight-related behaviors. J Behav Med. 2025 Dec; 48(6):1043-1050.

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Rogers AH, Smit T, Bakhshaie J, Zvolensky MJ. Impact of intraindividual pain variability on functional pain outcomes among adults with chronic pain: an ecological momentary assessment study. J Behav Med. 2025 Dec; 48(6):1035-1042.

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Dodds KN, Fattori V, Andrews NA, Appleyard CB, Christianson JA, Gomez R, McAllister SL, Missmer SA, Nagel J, Nunez-Badinez P, Rogers MS, Saunders PTK, Tejada MA, Vincent K, Hummelshoj L, Bruner-Tran KL, Greaves E. WERF Endometriosis Phenome and Biobanking Harmonisation Project for Experimental Models in Endometriosis Research (EPHect-EM-Pain): methods to assess pain behaviour in rodent models of endometriosis. Mol Hum Reprod. 2025 Jul 03; 31(3).

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Muduli S, Sarkar S, Pal RK, Ghosh S, Alam SM, Saha S, Naskar S, Roy S, Saha A, Halder I, Ghosh P, Shaikh AR, Koley M, Mukherjee SK. Homeopathic Treatment of Chronic Low-Back Pain: A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial. J Integr Complement Med. 2025 Jun; 31(6):565-576.

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Kuhn D, Pang PS, Mazurenko O, Glober NK, Lardaro TA, Li X, Harle CA, Musey PI. Use of Hallway Beds, Radiology Studies, and Patients in Pain on Arrival to the Emergency Department Are Associated With Patient Experience. Ann Emerg Med. 2025 Aug; 86(2):150-157.

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Islam AR, Kiros GE, Ajiboye RO, Powell-Roach K, Ezenwa MO, Reams RR, Molokie RE, Wang ZJ, Yao Y, Wilkie DJ. Association of COMT rs4680 Genotype With Chronic Neuropathic Pain Experience in Patients With Sickle Cell Disease. Pain Manag Nurs. 2025 Jun; 26(3):e287-e292.

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Skaar TC, Myers RA, Fillingim RB, Callaghan JT, Cicali E, Eadon MT, Elwood EN, Ginsburg GS, Lynch S, Nguyen KA, Obeng AO, Park H, Pratt VM, Rosenman M, Sadeghpour A, Shuman S, Singh R, Tillman EM, Volpi S, Wiisanen K, Winterstein AG, Horowitz CR, Voora D, Orlando L, Chakraborty H, Van Driest S, Peterson JF, Cavallari LA, Johnson JA, Dexter PR. Implementing a pragmatic clinical trial to tailor opioids for chronic pain on behalf of the IGNITE ADOPT PGx investigators. Clin Transl Sci. 2024 Aug; 17(8):e70005.

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Rogers AH, Smit T, Bakhshaie J, Zvolensky MJ. Momentary Emotion Regulation Strategies and Pain Experience Among Adults With Chronic Pain: An Ecological Momentary Assessment Study. Clin J Pain. 2024 May 01; 40(5):269-277.

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