Sensory and affective aspects of pain
Pain, pain
The Brazilian version of the McGill Pain Questionnaire contains 67 words describing pain experiences organized into four categories: sensory, affective, evaluative, and mixed. The pain assessment index is calculated as the sum of the aggregated values of the words chosen within the subcategories, with the maximum score for each category being as follows: sensory=34, affective=17, evaluative=5, and mixed=11; total=67. The McGill pain questionnaire also contains a scale of pain intensity at the time of application (1=weak, 2=moderate, 3=strong, 4=violent, and 5=unbearable) (