| Title |
Measuring pain as the 5th vital sign does not improve quality of pain management
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Journal of General Internal Medicine, June 2006
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| DOI | 10.1111/j.1525-1497.2006.00415.x |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Richard A. Mularski, Foy White-Chu, Devorah Overbay, Lois Miller, Steven M. Asch, Linda Ganzini |
| Abstract |
To improve pain management, the Veterans Health Administration launched the "Pain as the 5th Vital Sign" initiative in 1999, requiring a pain intensity rating (0 to 10) at all clinical encounters. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 2 | 33% |
| United States | 1 | 17% |
| Canada | 1 | 17% |
| Unknown | 2 | 33% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 33% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 33% |
| Scientists | 2 | 33% |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | <1% |
| Germany | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 209 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 51 | 24% |
| Student > Bachelor | 25 | 12% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 22 | 10% |
| Researcher | 20 | 9% |
| Other | 15 | 7% |
| Other | 47 | 22% |
| Unknown | 32 | 15% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 87 | 41% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 38 | 18% |
| Social Sciences | 10 | 5% |
| Psychology | 5 | 2% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 5 | 2% |
| Other | 27 | 13% |
| Unknown | 40 | 19% |
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