Can stroke patients use visual analogue scales?
@article{Price1999CanSP,
title={Can stroke patients use visual analogue scales?},
author={C I M Price and R H Curless and Helen Rodgers},
journal={Stroke},
year={1999},
volume={30 7},
pages={
1357-61
}
}BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
Visual analogue scales (VAS) have been used for the subjective measurement of mood, pain, and health status after stroke. In this study we investigated how stroke-related impairments could alter the ability of subjects to answer accurately.
METHODS
Consent was obtained from 96 subjects with a clinical stroke (mean age, 72.5 years; 50 men) and 48 control subjects without cerebrovascular disease (mean age, 71.5 years; 29 men). Patients with reduced conscious level or…
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