Research Kinda thing in Ratology (Formerly Disability etc in Ratology)

This would be the place where I share information about the things I read in my disabled state including topics such as disability, functionality and pain. Originally, this blog might have been about my reading what experts say about disability from the eyes of a disabled with chronic pain. At this point, it would capture the readings I go through while... sort of disabled in my multidimensional existence.

Monday, June 29, 2009

My proposal

I finally was able to set up the structure of a research proposal that I want to put together... perhaps about pain in psychotics or, to make it easier for myself… could be more general.... 8-O lol

What is pain? 1

How many dimensions are there for the conceptualization of pain? 2

What are the common assessments of pain? 6

Pain and physical abnormality 6

Assessment tools 6

Assessing pain intensity 7

Verbal Rating Scales (VRSs) 7

Visual Analogues Scales (VASs) 8

Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) 8

Picture of Face Scale 9

Assessing pain affect 10

Verbal Rating Scales (VRSs) 10

Visual Analogues Scales (VASs) 11

Descriptor Differential Scale of Pain Affect (DDS-A) 11

Affective Scale of the Pain-O-Meter (POM) 12

Assessing pain Quality 12

Assessing Pain Location 13

How do psychiatric comorbidities complicates the assessment of pain? 13

The patient-doctor interaction 13

The chicken and Egg question 14

What are the issues involved in the assessment of pain in patients with schizophrenia? 16

Ratprincess at 12:04 AM

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