Pain Severity
Dimension 270 of 1,100 · Health Lens
Pain Severity measures the presence, intensity, bodily spread, and disruptive impact of physical pain and discomfort. It encompasses expressions of painful sensations, pain-related restriction, need for relief, and catastrophic appraisal of pain.
evidence final name · Pain Impact
Absent Pain Severity
Expressions activating this band do not convey a recognizable pain experience and are largely unrelated to bodily discomfort or pain impact.
Mild Pain Severity
Expressions activating this band describe pain as intermittent or situational, with noticeable effects on movement, daily participation, planning, or confidence. Pain is present but framed through restrictions, caution, or occasional attacks rather than pervasive bodily suffering.
Moderate Pain Severity
Expressions activating this band describe clearly felt pain or discomfort with meaningful intensity, possible spread across body areas, and concern that the pain signals bodily danger. Pain commonly prompts medication use or is described as unpleasant, bad, or physically uncomfortable.
Severe Pain Severity
Expressions activating this band describe frequent, intense, or widespread bodily pain marked by aching, soreness, hurting, or suffering. Pain is experienced as severe, persistent, and overwhelming, sometimes accompanied by hopeless appraisal that it will not improve.
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Minimal Pain Impact: Expressions show no meaningful pain impact content. The proxy is effectively absent. Expressions activating this band are unrelated to pain impact.
Moderate Pain Impact: Pain impact is experienced here as direct functional disruption, reflecting interference with daily life and measurable impairment. This is the first band where pain impact becomes detectable. Expressions activating this band likely reflect direct functional disruption from pain impact.
Intense Pain Impact: Pain impact is experienced here as direct functional disruption, reflecting interference with daily life and measurable impairment. Compared to the band below, pain impact is more intense and concentrated but retains the same essential character. Expressions activating this band likely reflect direct functional disruption from pain impact.
Peak Pain Impact: Pain impact is experienced here as direct functional disruption, reflecting interference with daily life and measurable impairment. Compared to the band below, pain impact is more intense and concentrated but retains the same essential character. Expressions activating this band likely reflect direct functional disruption from pain impact.