Pain Management Nursing
Volume 9, Issue 3 , Pages 120-130 , September 2008

Theoretical, Psychometric, and Pragmatic Issues in Pain Measurement

  • Céline Gélinas, RN, PhD

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada
    • Centre for Nursing Research, SMBD Jewish General Hospital, Montréal, Québec, Canada
    • Groupe de recherche interuniversitaire en sciences infirmières de Montréal (GRISIM), Montréal, Québec, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Céline Gélinas, RN, PhD, Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, McGill University, 3506, University Street, Wilson Hall, Room 420, Montreal, Quebec, H3A 2A7 Canada
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  • Carmen G. Loiselle, RN, PhD

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada
    • Centre for Nursing Research, SMBD Jewish General Hospital, Montréal, Québec, Canada
    • Groupe de recherche interuniversitaire en sciences infirmières de Montréal (GRISIM), Montréal, Québec, Canada
    • ,
  • Sylvie LeMay, RN, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Nursing, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
    • CHU Ste-Justine Research Centre, Montréal, Québec, Canada
    • Groupe de recherche interuniversitaire en sciences infirmières de Montréal (GRISIM), Montréal, Québec, Canada
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  • Manon Ranger, RN, MSc, PhD(c)

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada
    • Groupe de recherche interuniversitaire en sciences infirmières de Montréal (GRISIM), Montréal, Québec, Canada
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  • Emilie Bouchard, RN, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Groupe de recherche interuniversitaire en sciences infirmières de Montréal (GRISIM), Montréal, Québec, Canada
    • ,
  • Dianne McCormack, RN, MSc, PhD(c)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nursing, University of New Brunswick, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
    • Groupe de recherche interuniversitaire en sciences infirmières de Montréal (GRISIM), Montréal, Québec, Canada

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 Supported, in part, by the “Groupe de recherche interuniversitaire en sciences infirmières de Montréal” (GRISIM; www.grisim.ca) and by a Career Scientist Award by the Fonds de la recherche en santé du Québec (FRSQ) provided to Dr. Loiselle.

PII: S1524-9042(07)00185-3

doi: 10.1016/j.pmn.2007.12.001

Pain Management Nursing
Volume 9, Issue 3 , Pages 120-130 , September 2008

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