Midwifery
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Comparison of the PainMatcher and the Visual Analogue Scale for assessment of labour pain following administered pain relief treatment.
during childbirth, it is necessary to assess and monitor experienced pain and to evaluate the effect of pain relief treatment. The aim of this study was to compare the PainMatcher (PM) with the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) for the assessment of labour pain and the effect of pain relief treatment. ⋯ the PM and the VAS are not interchangeable in the case of labour pain, and there is still a need for research in this area to find a more suitable assessment instrument for the evaluation of labour pain.