TY - JOUR
T1 - Clinical applications of visual analogue scales
T2 - A critical review
AU - McCormack, Heather M.
AU - Horne, David J.de L.
AU - Sheather, Simon
PY - 1988/11
Y1 - 1988/11
N2 - Visual Analogue Scales (VAS) provide a simple technique for measuring subjective experience. They have been established as valid and reliable in a range of clinical and research applications, although there is also evidence of increased error and decreased sensitivity when used with some subject groups. Decisions concerned with the choice of scoring interval, experimental design, and statistical analysis for VAS have in some instances been based on convention, assumption and convenience, highlighting the need for more comprehensive assessment of individual scales if this versatile and sensitive measurement technique is to be used to full advantage.
AB - Visual Analogue Scales (VAS) provide a simple technique for measuring subjective experience. They have been established as valid and reliable in a range of clinical and research applications, although there is also evidence of increased error and decreased sensitivity when used with some subject groups. Decisions concerned with the choice of scoring interval, experimental design, and statistical analysis for VAS have in some instances been based on convention, assumption and convenience, highlighting the need for more comprehensive assessment of individual scales if this versatile and sensitive measurement technique is to be used to full advantage.
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U2 - 10.1017/S0033291700009934
DO - 10.1017/S0033291700009934
M3 - Article
C2 - 3078045
AN - SCOPUS:0024109728
SN - 0033-2917
VL - 18
SP - 1007
EP - 1019
JO - Psychological Medicine
JF - Psychological Medicine
IS - 4
ER -