Reliability and validity of the International Spianl Cord Injury Basic Pain Data Set items as self-report measures

Model System:

SCI

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Accession No.:

J58412

Journal:

Spinal Cord

Year, Volume, Issue, Page(s):

2009 , 48, , 230-238

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Abstract:

Objective: To evaluate the psychometric properties of a subset of International Spinal Cord Injury Basic Pain Data Set (ISCIBPDS) items that could be used as self-report measures in surveys, longitudinal studies and clinical trials. Setting: Community.
Methods: A subset of the ISCIBPDS items and measures of two validity criteria were administered in a postal survey to 1 84 individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) and pain. The responses of the participants were evaluated to determine: (1) item response rates (as an estimate of ease of item completion); (2) internal consistency (as an estimate of the reliability of the multiple-item measures); and (3) concurrent validity. Results: The results support the utility and validity of the ISCIBPDS items and scales that measure pain
interference, intensity, site(s), frequency, duration and timing (time of day of worst pain) in individuals with SCI and chronic pain. The results also provide psychometric information that can be used to select from among the ISCIBPDS items in settings that require even fewer items than are in the basic data set. Spinal Cord (201 0) 48, 230-238; doi: 1 0.1 038/sc.2009. 1 1 2; published online 29 September 2009 Keywords: spinal cord injury; pain; pain assessment; reliability; validity

Author(s):

Jensen M.P., Widerstrom-Noga E., Richards J.S., Finnerup N.B., Biering-Sorensen F., Cardenas D.D.