The MYMOP is a well accepted quality of life instrument that is particularly suitable for assessing the effect of complementary therapies; however, some groups of patients find it difficult to use. A pictorial version was developed using faces instead of the numerical rating scale – it is called MYMOP pictorial. This version appears to be more acceptable to patients but has not been formally validated.
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