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The pain stethoscope:

A clinician’s guide to measuring pain

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  • © 2011

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Authors:
  1. Mark P Jensen

    1. Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, USA

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  • The author is a world-respected leader in the field
  • The only book of its kind on the market
  • The book will provide a very brief but clear description of state-of-the-art science pain assessment strategies that will make it easier to understand and effectively monitor and treat patients with pain
  • The book provides all of the specific items for each measure described, as well as clear scoring instructions

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-IX
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  2. Introduction

    • Mark P Jensen
    Pages 1-2

  3. Measuring pain intensity

    • Mark P Jensen
    Pages 3-7

  4. Measuring pain quality

    • Mark P Jensen
    Pages 9-15

  5. Measuring pain location

    • Mark P Jensen
    Pages 17-18

  6. Measuring pain behavior

    • Mark P Jensen
    Pages 19-21

  7. Measuring pain interference

    • Mark P Jensen
    Pages 23-27

  8. Measuring sleep quality

    • Mark P Jensen
    Pages 29-31

  9. Measuring depression

    • Mark P Jensen
    Pages 33-35

  10. Measuring general physical functioning

    • Mark P Jensen
    Pages 37-41

  11. Measuring alcohol and drug use

    • Mark P Jensen
    Pages 43-45

  12. Measuring global improvement and satisfaction with pain care

    • Mark P Jensen
    Pages 47-49

  13. References

    • Mark P Jensen
    Pages 51-53
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About this book

Second only to the common cold, pain is the most common reason for health care visits. It results in significant personal and social costs to individuals, and economic costs to society. Chronic pain has been estimated to cost more than 100 billion annually in the United States, and its estimated annual cost to European countries ranges from 1.1 to nearly 50 billion Euros (nearly 1.5 billion to over 60 billion dollars). In order to treat pain, clinicians need to be able to assess pain and its effects on functioning. However, 100s, if not 1000s, of different measures of pain and pain-related domains exist. Surprisingly, despite the fact that much is known about the psychometrics strengths and weaknesses of existing measures, there does not yet exist a simple pain assessment guide that describes the most useful and psychometrically sound pain measures for health care providers. This book fills this need.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, USA

    Mark P Jensen

About the author

Mark P. Jensen, PhD, is Professor and Vice Chair for Research in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, where he has been on faculty since 1990. Dr Jensen’s research program focuses on the development and evaluation of measures of pain, pain beliefs, and pain coping strategies, as well as on the development and evaluation of psychosocial pain interventions. He is the author or co-author of over 250 scientific articles and book chapters.

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