| ARCHETYPE ID | openEHR-EHR-OBSERVATION.nrs_pain.v0 |
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| Concept | Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) |
| Description | The Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) for pain is an 11-point numeric scale that is applied to measure the subjective perception of pain of the patient. |
| Use | The archetype is used to represent the subjective pain perception of a patient. A segmented scale reaching from 0 ("no pain") to 10 ("worst pain imaginable") is used to evaluate the pain. The respondent rates their pain intensity by marking a numeric value on the scale that describes their subjective pain intensity the best. |
| Misuse | The NRS is intended to be used on adults only and must not be used on children. |
| Purpose | To represent the subjective evaluation of the pain level of a patient. |
| References | Measures of Adult Pain: Visual Analog Scale for Pain (VAS Pain), Numeric Rating Scale for Pain (NRS Pain), McGill Pain Questionnaire (MPQ), Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire (SF-MPQ), Chronic Pain Grade Scale (CPGS), Short Form-36 Bodily Pain Scale (SF-36 BPS), and Measure of Intermittent and Constant Osteoarthritis Pain (ICOAP), Hawker G. A., Mian S., Kendzerska T., French M., 2011 |
| Copyright | © HiGHmed |
| Authors | Author name: Carlotta Jöhnk Organisation: Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Germany Email: carlottapauline.joehnk@uksh.de Date originally authored: 2025-07-18 |
| Other Details Language | Author name: Carlotta Jöhnk Organisation: Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Germany Email: carlottapauline.joehnk@uksh.de Date originally authored: 2025-07-18 |
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| Keywords | Pain, Pain scale, Pain severity, Pain intensity, NRS |
| Lifecycle | in_development |
| UID | 5c6d5455-6cb9-4b00-b0ad-8eeac43a4d5f |
| Language used | en |
| Citeable Identifier | 1246.145.2441 |
| Revision Number | 0.0.1-alpha |
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| Pain score | Pain score: Pain intensity from 0 ("no pain") to 10 ("worst pain imaginable"). min: >=0; max: <=10 |
| Comment | Comment: Additional information that is not captured by the NRS score but might be relevant for evaluating the pain intensity. |
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| Any event | Any event: @ internal @ |
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