Vertical or horizontal visual analogue scales.

Open Access

1 December 1979

journal article
research article
Published by Elsevier in Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Vol. 38 (6) , 560
https://doi.org/10.1136/ard.38.6.560

Abstract

Vertical and horizontal visual analogue scales have been compared in the measurement of pain. There was a good correlation between the 2 scales, but the scores from horizontal scales tended to be slightly lower than those from vertical scales.

Keywords

GOOD
SCORES
SLIGHTLY
VISUAL ANALOGUE SCALES
HORIZONTAL VISUAL ANALOGUE

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