Analysis of chronic pain descriptions for base-pathology prediction: the case of rheumatoid arthritis versus spondylitis pathology prediction based on pain descriptions

Abstract

The language of pain is a sub-language used to describe a subjective, private, and painful experience. In the clinical assessment and management of chronic pain, which is not as straightforward as acute pain, verbal communication is key to convey relevant information to health professionals that would otherwise not be accessible, namely, intrinsic qualities of the painful experience and that of the patient. We raise the hypothesis of applying Natural Language P

Keywords

• Chronic Pain. Computational Pain Assessment. Language of Pain. Natural Language Processing. Prediction.