Guettchina Telisnor1, Rishabh Garg1, Jennifer E Glayzer2, William H Kobak3, Gebre-Egziabher Kiros4, Yingwei Yao1, Diana J Wilkie1, Judith M Schlaeger2. 1. Department of Biobehavioral Health Nursing Science, University of Florida College of Nursing, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA. 2. Department of Human Development Nursing Science, University of Illinois Chicago College of Nursing, Chicago, IL 60612, USA. 3. Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Illinois Chicago College of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60612, USA. 4. College of Pharmacy, Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University, Tallahassee, FL 32307, USA.
Abstract
Aims: Better documentation of vulvar pain is needed. We examined pain locations marked on general body and genital specific outlines among women with vulvodynia. Methods: 62 women (mean age 32.1 ± 9.5 years) with vulvodynia marked their pain on a digital genital specific outline (22 segments) and 59 of those women also marked their pain on a digital general body outline (48 segments). We used ImageJ software to determine body surface area (BSA) for each outline. Results: On the general body outline, 24/48 segments were marked; 22/22 segments were marked on the genital specific outline. There was a moderate correlation (r = 0.43; p = 0.001) between the BSA marked on the general body outline and the BSA marked on the genital area outline. Conclusions: Findings support concurrent validity of the BSA as a measure of pain location using either outline.
Aims: Better documentation of vulvar pain is needed. We examined pain locations marked on general body and genital specific outlines among women with vulvodynia. Methods: 62 women (mean age 32.1 ± 9.5 years) with vulvodynia marked their pain on a digital genital specific outline (22 segments) and 59 of those women also marked their pain on a digital general body outline (48 segments). We used ImageJ software to determine body surface area (BSA) for each outline. Results: On the general body outline, 24/48 segments were marked; 22/22 segments were marked on the genital specific outline. There was a moderate correlation (r = 0.43; p = 0.001) between the BSA marked on the general body outline and the BSA marked on the genital area outline. Conclusions: Findings support concurrent validity of the BSA as a measure of pain location using either outline.
Authors: Alana D Steffen; Larisa A Burke; Heather A Pauls; Marie L Suarez; Yingwei Yao; William H Kobak; Miho Takayama; Hiroyoshi Yajima; Ted J Kaptchuk; Nobuari Takakura; Diana J Wilkie; Judith M Schlaeger Journal: Clin Trials Date: 2020-07-10 Impact factor: 2.486
Authors: Judith M Schlaeger; Crystal L Patil; Alana D Steffen; Heather A Pauls; Keesha L Roach; Patrick D Thornton; Dee Hartmann; William H Kobak; Yingwei Yao; Marie L Suarez; Tonda L Hughes; Diana J Wilkie Journal: Pain Rep Date: 2019-02-22