A Pain Rating Scale Where a Line Is Anchored on the Left

question 24

Multiple Choice

A pain rating scale where a line is anchored on the left by the phrase "no pain" and on the right by a phrase like "worst pain imaginable" and where people rate their pain by marking a point on the line is an example of a

• A)visual analog scale
• B)box scale
• C)verbal rating scale
• D)pain questionnaire
• E)pain behaviour scale

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