Interrater reliability of the international association for the study of pain and Tunks' spinal cord injury pain classification schemes. American

Model System:

SCI

Reference Type:

Accession No.:

J45966.

Journal:

Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Year, Volume, Issue, Page(s):

2003 , 82, 6, 437-440

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Abstract:

Study evaluated the interrater reliability of the International Association for the Study of Pain and Tunks' spinal cord injury (SCI) pain classification schemes. Three raters independently categorized a total of 64 pain sites reported by 29 individuals with SCI. Results indicated that both classification schemes showed low interrater agreement. Disagreement between the 3 raters was found for about 50 to 70 percent of the pain sites classified.

Author(s):

Putzke, John D.; Richards, J. Scott; Ness, Timothy; Kezar, Laura