Table 3 Comparison of the differences between background and peak pain intensities (Δ) for VRS and NRS on the 158 patients who reported to have had pain flares in the previous 24 hours.
| Â | Â | NRS | Â | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | Inconsistent evaluations | Â | Â | |
VRS |  | Δ<0 | Δ = 0 | Δ>0 | Total |
Inconsistent evaluations | Δ<0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
|  | Δ = 0 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 38 |
|  | Δ>0 | 0 | 2 | 116 | 118 |
| Â | Total | 5 | 18 | 135 | 158 |