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Showing 1 to 20 of 37 for “"Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)"”.
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The Effectiveness of Pulsed Electromagnetic Fields Therapy for Treatment of Chronic Pain
… 유지하였으나 신경블록은 시행하지 않았다. 통계처리는 PEMF 치료 5회 시행 전후의 visual analogue scale (VAS)을 각각 paired t-test를 적용하였고, 5회 치료 경과에 따른 VAS의 변화는 repeated measurement of ANOVA를 이용하여 분석하였다. PEMF 치료 시작 전 VAS는 평균 4.8 ± 1.6 이었고, 5회 치료 후 2.7 ± 1.5로 감소되었으며, 1개월 후 측정한 VAS의 평균도 3.7 ± 1.3 으로 치료시작 전과 비교하여 통계적으로 유의하게 감소되었으나, 5회 …
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Dissociated Antidepressant and Analgesic Effects of Intravenous Ketamine in Patients with Chronic Pain
… (평균 1.2mg/kg). 우울, 불안, 통증을 평가하는 시각적 아날로그 스케일 (Visual Analogue Scale, VAS)이 투여 직전과 투여 시작 3시간 후에 각각 측정되었다. 연구 결과: 우울, 불안, 통증을 측정하는 VAS 점수는 케타민 투여 후에 모두 통계적으로 유의한 감소를 보였다. 케타민 투여 전에는 우울, 불안, 통증을 측정하는 VAS 점수들끼리 서로 유의한 영향을 미침이 확인되었으나 케타민 투여 후에는 통증에 대한 VAS 점수와 우울, 불안에 대한 VAS 점수 사이의 유의한 상관관계가 나타나지 …
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The effect of osteopathic treatment on people with chronic and sub-chronic neck pain
… using a semi-standardised treatment protocol. A Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), and Neck Disability Index (NDI) were completed prior to the initial treatment and after treatments on weeks 2 and 4. Perceived intensity of neck pain, and perceived disability significantly reduced following four weeks …
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Effect of Monophasic Pulsed Current on the Treatment of Plantar Fasciitis
… evaluation. Heel pain was evaluated using the visual analogue scale (VAS), heel tenderness threshold was quantified using a handheld pressure algometer (PA), the functional activities level was assessed using the Activities of Daily Living subscale of the Foot and Ankle Ability Measure …
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Effects of Monosodium Glutamate on Objective and Perceived Satiety Among 7- to 9- Year Old Children
… following consumption of the pre-load using a Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). Objective satiety was assessed using weighed food intake methods at an ad libitum meal following the preload. Results: Children in the MSG+ condition showed greater decreases in perceived hunger following the consumption …
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A randomised controlled trial to assess the pain associated with the debond of orthodontic fixed appliances
… allocated to the control or wafer group. A visual analogue scale (VAS) based questionnaire was completed pre-debond to determine their pain experience during treatment and expectations of pain during the debond. The appliances were debonded and those in the wafer group bit on a soft acrylic …
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Manipulation of Cognitive Load in Simulation-Based Medical Education
… assessment of cognitive load using a visual analogue scale (VAS), and measurement of the galvanic skin response (GSR) are able to reliably and accurately measure cognitive load during SBME. Five separate experimental conditions are reported, and self-reported VAS and GSR measurements …
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The Association among Pain, Pain Coping and Quality of life of Community- Dwelling Elderly with Chronic Pain
… 7월 23일부터 2015년 8월 27일까지 이루어졌다. 연구도구는 시각적 상사척도(Visual Analogue Scale: VAS)를 사용하여 통증정도, Brown과 Nicassio(1987)가 개발한 PMI(Pain Management Inventory)를 박춘자(1995)가 번역·역 번역한 통증대처와 세계보건기구가 개발한 World Health Quality of Life Assessment Instrument-100(WHOQOL-100)을 기초로 민성길 등(2000)이 수정한 한국판 WHOQOL –BREF 삶의 질 …
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Muscle damage and the repeated bout effect in male bodybuilders following unaccustomed resistance exercise
… torque: MVC torque), muscle soreness using a visual analogue scale (VAS: 100-mm), and plasma creatine kinase (CK) activity were assessed before, immediately after and 24, 48 and 72 hours after exercise. Bench press throw peak force decreased immediately (23 ± 20%) and 24 hours after the first …
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Subjective, behavioural and electrophysiological measurements of the time-course and intensity of sleep inertia after a full night of sleep /
… every five minutes using the Stanford Sleepiness Scale (SSS) and a visual analogue scale (VAS) of sleepiness. An auditory tone also served as the target stimulus for an oddball task designed to examine the NlOO and P300 components ofthe ERP waveform. The five-minute oddball task was presented at …
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A Comparison of Personality Characteristics in Trigeminal Neuralgia and Atypical Facial Pain Using
… were compared for age, sex, pain intensity (Visual analogue scale, VAS), duration of pain, MMPI scores and psychological impression from MMPI results. The relationship between MMPI scores and pain intensity as well as duration of pain in each group were analysed. RESULT: Pain intensity and …
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Speed of Human Orthodontic Tooth Movement and Reported Pain When Applied Loads are Changed
… for right and left canines consisting of the Visual Analogue Scale and the Modified McGill Pain Questionnaire Short Form designed for orthodontic subjects, plus had maxillary impressions made for analysis of tooth movement. For a given stress, Friedman and Wilcoxon Signed Ranks tests were used …
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On Health-Related Quality of Life and Diagnostic Improvements in Rhinosinusitis
… the Hospital Anxiety and Depression (HAD) scale and a total visual analogue scale (VAS). These patients’ HRQOL was significantly decreased compared to normative values. Some significant differences in HRQOL scoring were found between the three subgroups. The study cohort reported 8-14 days …
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How does polypharmacy impact on the quality of life of older people in New Zealand?
… questions were considered for the study and the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) used to measure the level of medication burden. A descriptive statistics method were used to analyse the collected data. RESULTS The mean age of 28 participants was 71.33 and 67% of participants were female. Most of the …
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Tratamento do deslocamento de disco com redução em pacientes diagnosticados pelo RDC/TMD: uma revisão sistemática da literatura
… studies were able to demonstrate, through the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), the efficiency of each treatment with the recession of the painful symptoms. Most functions assessed in the studies showed significant improvement after the treatment. Only one article assessed the presence of joint …
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The effect of a prenatal teaching intervention on postpartum nipple pain and trauma
… and attachment of the baby on the breast; the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) measured nipple pain, and tho Nipple Trauma Severity Index (NTSI) was developed to measure nipple trauma. A questionnaire measured demographic data, breastfeeding progress and breastfeeding rates at six weeks postpartum. …
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Investigating the link between depression and restless legs syndrome: a controlled comparison of mood and motor restlessness in restless legs syndrome, with primary insomnia and good sleeper controls
… over the previous two-week period. A mood visual analogue scale (VAS) was rated by participants during the SIT at 5-minute intervals. The Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS) retrospectively measured affect experienced by participants during the SIT. In addition, new actigraphy …
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Investigation of the impact of compression garments on endurance running performance and exercise induced muscle damage in the lower leg
… were repeated in addition to pain ratings on the visual analogue scale (VAS). Race performance times were also obtained. Two days following the race, the ultrasound scans, circumference measurements and VAS pain ratings were repeated. Results: Ankle circumferences measurements increased …
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Exploring the brain mechanisms of breathlessness through the study of neurological patients
… with a mean±sd reduction of -14.4±15.5% on a visual analogue scale (VAS), exceeding the minimal clinically important difference of 10% for VAS ratings of AH. Group b (n=18): STN DBS, in contrast, generated a trend towards a heightened AH of 8.7±11.9%VAS in six patients. There was no effect of …
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Neurokinin-1 antagonism as a novel treatment for feline asthma : investigation of the role of substance p in airflow limitation and airway inflammation
… included a subjective scoring system with visual analogue scale (VAS), ventilator-acquired pulmonary mechanics to assess AHR after bronchoprovocation with methacholine, and airway eosinophilia. Mann-Whitney Rank Sum Tests were used with P<0.05 considered significant. A single injection of …
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