The PROMIS pain intensity short form is a short version of the pain severity score.
PROMIS is Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System.
Patient selection: pain
Items describing pain over the past week:
(1) worst pain intensity
(2) average pain intensity
(3) current pain intensity
|
Response
|
Points
|
|
no pain
|
1
|
|
mild pain
|
2
|
|
moderate pain
|
3
|
|
severe pain
|
4
|
|
very severe pain
|
5
|
total score =
= SUM(points for all of the items)
Interpretation:
• minimum score: 5
• maximum score: 15
• The higher the score the more severe the pain intensity.
