Vds pain scale , 2006). A Chinese pain scale diagram, rating pain on a scale of 1 to 10. This method can be more precise than discrete numbers because it allows for fine gradations. These scales reveal good psychometric properties and high compliance. 3 Practical relationships between Numerical Rating Scale and Verbal Descriptor Scale for pain (top, based on results from Refs. 15,16 ) and breathlessness (bottom, based on this study). Pain Management Nursing 2006:7(3);117Pain Management Nursing. MDS-3. The Pain Anxiety Symptoms Scale: development and validation of a scale to measure fear of pain. The Present Pain Index (PPI), from the McGill Pain Questionnaire (Melzack, 1975), is a VDS ranging from 0=none to 5=excruciating. rrvjdnpubddoluuampeulqdfahmevbiwbvjfkulrncbjkpqjuldsycfimflssveqmbmtefgxhbzrno