NPS scores in subjects with PDPN by self-assessed severity of pain
| Patients with neuropathic pain . | Mild . | Moderate . | Severe . | Total ± SD . |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | 10 (20%) | 24 (47%) | 17 (33%) | 51 |
| Average pain over last week | 3.3 | 5.1 | 7.8 | 5.6 ± 2.5 |
| How sharp is the pain | 4.1 | 5.0 | 8.2 | 5.9 ± 3.2 |
| How hot is the pain | 1.2 | 4.9 | 6.6 | 4.8 ± 3.4 |
| How dull is the pain | 3.2 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 4.8 ± 3.1 |
| How cold is the pain | 2 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 2.0 ± 3.3 |
| How sensitive is your skin | 3.1 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.7 ± 3.4 |
| How itchy is the pain | 2.5 | 1.8 | 3.8 | 2.6 ± 3.3 |
| How unpleasant is the pain | 3.9 | 5.3 | 8.9 | 6.2 ± 2.7 |
| Intensity of deep pain | 2 | 5.0 | 7.3 | 5.2 ± 3.2 |
| Intensity of surface pain | 3.3 | 3.2 | 4.7 | 3.7 ± 3.1 |
| Single type of pain sometimes | 7 (70%) | 10 (426%) | 6 (35%) | 24 ± 47% |
| Single type of pain all the time | 1 (10%) | 1 (4%) | 3 (18%) | 5 ± 10% |
| Background pain all the time with breakthrough flare-up pain sometimes | 2 (20%) | 14 (58%) | 8 (47%) | 24 ± 47% |
| Patients with neuropathic pain . | Mild . | Moderate . | Severe . | Total ± SD . |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | 10 (20%) | 24 (47%) | 17 (33%) | 51 |
| Average pain over last week | 3.3 | 5.1 | 7.8 | 5.6 ± 2.5 |
| How sharp is the pain | 4.1 | 5.0 | 8.2 | 5.9 ± 3.2 |
| How hot is the pain | 1.2 | 4.9 | 6.6 | 4.8 ± 3.4 |
| How dull is the pain | 3.2 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 4.8 ± 3.1 |
| How cold is the pain | 2 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 2.0 ± 3.3 |
| How sensitive is your skin | 3.1 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.7 ± 3.4 |
| How itchy is the pain | 2.5 | 1.8 | 3.8 | 2.6 ± 3.3 |
| How unpleasant is the pain | 3.9 | 5.3 | 8.9 | 6.2 ± 2.7 |
| Intensity of deep pain | 2 | 5.0 | 7.3 | 5.2 ± 3.2 |
| Intensity of surface pain | 3.3 | 3.2 | 4.7 | 3.7 ± 3.1 |
| Single type of pain sometimes | 7 (70%) | 10 (426%) | 6 (35%) | 24 ± 47% |
| Single type of pain all the time | 1 (10%) | 1 (4%) | 3 (18%) | 5 ± 10% |
| Background pain all the time with breakthrough flare-up pain sometimes | 2 (20%) | 14 (58%) | 8 (47%) | 24 ± 47% |