Publications by authors named "Gillian K Melikian"
Article Synopsis
- Assessing pain is complex due to the subjective nature of the experience, making it hard for healthcare providers and patients to communicate effectively about pain quality. This study aimed to develop a kinesthetic tool, Pain Blocks, to help represent and identify different pain qualities.
- The research involved 220 participants who evaluated six Pain Blocks over nine months, associating each with specific pain qualities from a provided list. The final selection of Pain Blocks showed high consistency in how participants interpreted their meanings, with Block 4 (sharp and stabbing) receiving the highest association at 99.1%.
- The findings suggest that the Pain Blocks tool can facilitate better communication about pain quality without differences in interpretation based on sex or previous pain experiences,
