Abstract
The purpose of this study was to identify pain terms commonly used by Hispanics, American Indians, blacks, and whites to describe painlike experiences. Subjects were asked to rate the intensity of the termspain, ache, andhurt on a Visual Analogue Scale. Following this procedure, they were given three separate copies of the McGill Pain Questionnaire and asked to choose the words that represented pain, ache, and hurt, respectively. The result showed that all cultural groups rated pain as the most intense terms, followed by hurt; ache was rated least intense. There was a significant difference between the intensity level of the three terms (p < 0.001). Word descriptors that distinguished pain from ache and hurt are presented. The importance of these findings for clinical practice is discussed.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 94-100 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Journal of Nurse-Midwifery |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 1 1990 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Keywords
- ethnic-culture group
- Pain descriptions
- pain ratings
- pain semantics
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Nursing(all)
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Similarities in pain descriptions of four different ethnic-culture groups. / Gaston Johansson, Fannie; Albert, Marci; Fagan, Ellen; Zimmerman, Lani.
In: Journal of Nurse-Midwifery, Vol. 5, No. 2, 01.01.1990, p. 94-100.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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AU - Gaston Johansson, Fannie
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AB - The purpose of this study was to identify pain terms commonly used by Hispanics, American Indians, blacks, and whites to describe painlike experiences. Subjects were asked to rate the intensity of the termspain, ache, andhurt on a Visual Analogue Scale. Following this procedure, they were given three separate copies of the McGill Pain Questionnaire and asked to choose the words that represented pain, ache, and hurt, respectively. The result showed that all cultural groups rated pain as the most intense terms, followed by hurt; ache was rated least intense. There was a significant difference between the intensity level of the three terms (p < 0.001). Word descriptors that distinguished pain from ache and hurt are presented. The importance of these findings for clinical practice is discussed.
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