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The utility of the Faces Pain Scale in the assessment of shoulder pain in Turkish stroke patients: its relation with quality of life and psychologic status.
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PMID:  20651601     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Process    
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This study was planned to investigate the utility of the vertical Faces Pain Scale (FPS) in the assessment of pain in stroke patients using the shoulder pain model and to assess its utility in the Turkish patient population. The secondary aim was to analyze the association of FPS with the quality of life and depression in the study population.Thirty stroke patients (group I) and 30 controls (group II),all suffering from shoulder pain were included in the study.The patients with subacute shoulder pain and with no other known diseases and impairments were recruited as a control group. Shoulder pain was evaluated by the commonly used pain scales including the Visual Analogue Scale, Likert Pain Scale and 0–10 Numerical Rating Scale besides FPS. Depression was screened using Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and quality of life was evaluated using Short Form-36 (SF-36). FPS showed good correlations with the other pain scales in both the groups(r= 0.950–0.972 and 0.674–0.926, respectively). In group I,there were significant correlations between FPS and physical functioning, pain and emotional role subscales of SF-36 (r= – 0.432, 0.707 and – 0.461, respectively).Although there was a low correlation between the FPS and BDI scores, it was not statistically significant. In group II,FPS showed significant correlations with the BDI scores and all subscales of SF-36 except social functioning and vitality (r= – 0.679 to 0.848). FPS had a high degree of convergent validity and can be used in the assessment of shoulder pain in stroke patients. It may be a good alternative for pain assessment especially in patients with speech disorders and illiterate patients.
Authors:
Sebnem Koldas Dogan; Saime Ay; Derya Oztuna; Yesim Kurtais Aytur; Deniz Evcik
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Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  International journal of rehabilitation research. Internationale Zeitschrift für Rehabilitationsforschung. Revue internationale de recherches de réadaptation     Volume:  33     ISSN:  1473-5660     ISO Abbreviation:  Int J Rehabil Res     Publication Date:  2010 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2012-04-02     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7805421     Medline TA:  Int J Rehabil Res     Country:  England    
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Languages:  eng     Pagination:  363-7     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Ufuk University, School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. sebnemkoldas@yahoo.com
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