Use Case(s)

Pain quality is evaluated during a pain assessment. Concepts in the refset describe the character of pain using quality/sensory descriptors. These are words patients use to describe their pain, "I have a stabbing pain".

Artifact

PainModelRequestSpreadsheet12042018.xls

Purpose of Refset

This reference set contains words patients use to describe their pain. Synonyms for "Pain Quality" include: "Pain Sensation" or "Pain Character".

Examples of what to include

Concepts from the domain of 272144002 |Sensation quality (qualifier value)|

Examples of what to exclude

Precoordinated findings that include body location and sensation, such as 403599000 |Stinging of skin (finding)|. Findings that are sensations such as Pins and needles (finding) | 62507009;

Zero or one OR Zero or more

Zero or more, patient could have more than one sensation.

Editorial Guidelines

Concepts should be from the domain of 272144002 |Sensation quality (qualifier value)|

Similar SOLOR Refsets (assemblages)

Associated Value Sets

"Nonverbal pain indicators" will also qualify pain but differs because it is observed whereas sensations are subjective.

"Associate signs and symptoms"

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