Download or read book Reporting Chronic Pain Episodes on Health Surveys written by National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.) and published by National Ctr for Health Statistics. This book was released on 1992 with total page 71 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes a program of research exploring 3 factors that potentially influence pain reporting: (1) the complexity of the lexicon used to describe pain; (2) the focus of surveys on either recall of pain severity or on changes in daily activities and observable behaviors brought on by pain; and (3) ongoing mental states such as transient moods.