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How Quantified Sensory Tests Fail to Accurately Measure the Pain of Intellectually and Developmentally Disabled Indviduals

Reasons why QSTs cannot be used: Requires:

  • the comprehension of abstract concepts
  • differentiating between innocuous and noxious stimuli
  • following instructions Measures - Reaction Time
    • IDD causes a slower reaction time

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Updated 2024-03-13

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