Effective Pain Management Case Study

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In conclusion, this assignment was carried out with implications accurate reliability and validity measurement is a prerequisite for its effective pain management. This assignment has shown that for various common outcome measure instruments in acute and chronic pain used. There have been many outcome measures validated and intended use. Overall, in this assignment have been established to evaluate the two key dimensions of the pain affects (how much patient suffers) and also pain experience pain intensity (how much a patient hurts). Although the importance of measuring activities and participation is generally recognized, implementation in clinical practice and research also needs to improve.

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