Keep the impact of pain in view.
Pain intensity, daily interference and confidence in activity describe different parts of a person's experience. Compare measures that help your clinic prepare for that wider conversation.
At a glance
Intensity, impact and confidence in activity.
- Severity
How pain intensity is reported
- Interference
The effect on everyday activity
- Self-efficacy
Confidence doing things while living with pain
The number needs its context.
A severity rating and an account of daily life add different information. When they arrive separately, your team has to establish what is back and what each response contributes. The preparation should keep the person's experience in view.
- Pain severity
- Daily interference
- Confidence in activity
A clear purpose for every step.
Start with the information your clinicians need. Use these steps to plan the questionnaire work around the consultation.
- 01
Give every measure a purpose
Choose measures for severity, interference or confidence in activity according to the consultation. Each requested form should answer a relevant question.
- 02
Set out the collection steps
Map how your team tracks requests, identifies outstanding replies and prepares returned forms. Bring those steps to a conversation about the workflow.
- 03
Keep the person in the review
Patient-reported results need clinical context. A questionnaire cannot establish the cause of pain, determine treatment or invalidate what someone is experiencing.
What each measure brings to the review.
Severity, interference, confidence in activity, and thoughts and feelings during pain offer different perspectives. Your clinician decides which are relevant to the consultation.
Pain severity and interference with daily function. It brings reported intensity together with the impact on everyday life.
Confirm the recall period, because severity and interference are both rated over a fixed window.
Read BPI catalogue details →Confidence in carrying out activities while living with pain. It adds a perspective distinct from the severity of pain itself.
Confidence in activity is a distinct construct from pain severity, and the two can move independently.
Read PSEQ catalogue details →Thoughts and feelings during pain. These responses can add context without suggesting that a person's pain is imagined or less real.
Catastrophising responses add context. They do not suggest that a person's pain is imagined or less real.
Read PCS catalogue details →A numerical report of pain intensity. The requested timeframe and wording must be clear; it does not measure all aspects of pain.
A numerical rating is different from a continuous visual analogue scale. The question and timeframe affect its meaning.
Read NRS catalogue details →A practical starting point for your service.
Compare different aspects of pain
The featured measures have distinct purposes. Read them together to consider the information your service wants to bring into the consultation.
Put preparation and review in the same discussion
Use the example to talk through collection with your administrators and response review with your clinicians. Interpretation stays with the pain service.
Your team's questions, answered.
Assessment purposes, clinical responsibilities and the next step for your service.
Is pain severity enough for every consultation?
A numerical rating describes reported intensity under a particular question and timeframe. Interference, function and other patient-reported context answer different questions. Measure selection remains a clinical decision.
Does PCS suggest the person's pain is psychological?
No. It concerns thoughts and feelings during pain; it is not a judgement about whether pain is real. Use it respectfully and within qualified clinical interpretation, not as a label that dismisses the person.
Is a numerical pain rating the same as a VAS?
No. A numerical rating uses discrete choices; a continuous visual analogue scale uses a different response format. Check the actual administration and source materials instead of treating the two names as interchangeable.
Will Lirena recommend a pain treatment?
No. The platform does not identify the cause of pain, select a treatment or stratify clinical risk. Clinicians review the person, the reported information and other relevant evidence.
How do we choose a plan for our clinic?
Compare the current plans on the pricing page. Bring your expected assessment volume, required measures and review process to a call if you need help choosing.
What happens after Get Started or Book Call?
Get Started takes you to account setup. The Free plan requires no card. Book Call lets you choose a time to discuss your clinic's workflow. Please bring measure names and process questions, without patient records or responses.
Keep the person's everyday experience in the conversation.
Start with your pain measures, then talk through the requests, replies and review steps your team needs to organise.