Assessment and measurement of pain

摘要

This paper provides an overview of issues relating to pain assessment and management. Areas to be covered include the problems involved in assessing pain as a subjective phenomenon, the constraints of assessment within the clinical field, factors that affect pain, and pain assessment tools and questionnaires. The aim of the reference list is to provide back‐up reading to assist in exploring the options available when considering the possibility of compiling a pain assessment protocol for individual clinical area