smerteprofiler
Smerteprofiler is a term used in Norwegian-language healthcare to describe a structured assessment of pain that aims to characterize an individual's pain experience across multiple dimensions. A smerteprofiler is designed to complement routine pain intensity ratings by documenting location, quality, temporal pattern, provoking and relieving factors, and the effect of pain on daily activities and mood. The final aim is to support diagnosis, treatment planning, and monitoring of response to therapy.
Common components include a body map for location, numeric rating scales (for example 0-10), descriptors or items
Applications include helping differentiate pain origins (nociceptive, neuropathic, inflammatory), guiding treatment choices (pharmacologic, physical therapy, psychological
Limitations include reliance on subjective report, potential biases, and cultural or language differences that affect interpretation.