Pain and Physical Functioning in Neuropathic Pain: A Systematic Review of Psychometric Properties of Various Outcome Measures

Pain Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 495-508

  Mehta, Poonam ^a   Claydon, Leica S ^b   Hendrick, Paul ^c   Cook, Chad ^d   Baxter, David G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^d WALSH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Neuropathic pain; Outcome measures; Pain; Physical function; Psychometric properties; Reliability; Responsiveness; Systematic review; Validity

Indexed keywords

12 ITEM MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS WALKING SCALE; ALDERSON MCGALL HAND FUNCTION QUESTIONNAIRE; BARTHEL INDEX; BERG BALANCE MEASURE; BRIEF PAIN INVENTORY; BRIEF PAIN INVENTORY FACIAL; BRIEF PAIN INVENTORY SCALE FOR DIABETIC PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; CHARCOT MARIE TOOTH DISEASE NEUROPATHY SCORE; CHARCOT MARIE TOOTH DISEASE NEUROPATHY SCORE 2; COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME SEVERITY SCORE; DEAMBULATION INDEX; DELLON MODIFIED MOBERG PICK UP TEST; DIABETES SYMPTOM CHECKLIST TYPE 2; DISABILITY OF ARM SHOULDER AND HAND QUESTIONNAIRE; FACIAL DISABILITY INDEX; FOOT FUNCTION INDEX; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL DEXTERITY TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN ACTIVITY PROFILE; INCAT THE OVERALL DISABILITY SUM SCORE; INFLAMMATORY NEUROPATHY SENSORY SCORE; ITALIAN NEUROPATHIC PAIN SYMPTOM INVENTORY; LEVINE KATZ QUESTIONNAIRE; MCGILL PAIN QUESTIONNAIRE; MICHIGAN HAND OUTCOME QUESTIONNAIRE; MODIFIED NEUROPATHY DISABILITY SCORE; MODIFIED TORONTO CLINICAL NEUROPATHY SCORE; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NEUROPATHIC PAIN SCALE; NEUROPATHIC PAIN SENSORY INVENTORY; NEUROPATHY IMPAIRMENT SCORE; NEUROPATHY TOTAL SYMPTOM SCORE 6; NINE HOLE PEG TEST; NUMERICAL RATING SCALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVERALL DISABILITY SUM SCORE; OVERALL NEUROPATHY LIMITATION SCALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN INTENSITY; PAIN QUALITY ASSESSMENT SCALE; PATIENT EVALUATION MEASURE; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE MEASURE; PORTUGUESE VERSION OF THE NEUROPATHIC PAIN SYMPTOM INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRY; QUANTITATIVE SENSORY TESTING; QUESTIONNAIRE RISING AND SITTING DOWN; RADBOUD SKILL QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SCREENING OF ACTIVITY LIMITATION AND SAFETY AWARENESS SCALE; SELF REPORT; SENSORY EVALUATION WITH SEMME WEINSTEIN MONOFILAMENT; SHEEHAN DISABILITY SCALE; SHORT FORM MCGILL PAIN QUESTIONNAIRE 2; SOLLERMAN HAND FUNCTION TEST; SPANISH NEUROPATHIC PAIN SYMPTOM INVENTORY; STEP ACTIVITY MONITOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TEN MINUTE WALKING TEST; TORONTO CLINICAL SCORING SYSTEM; TOTAL NEUROPATHY SCORE; TRAUMA RELATED NEURONAL DYSFUNCTION SYMPTOM INVENTORY; TURKISH VERSION OF THE BOSTON QUESTIONNAIRE; ULNAR NEUROPATHY AT THE ELBOW QUESTIONNAIRE; UTAH EARLY NEUROPATHY SCALE; VALIDITY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WALKING STAIR QUESTIONNAIRE; WORK STIMULATION TASK; ZOSTER BRIEF PAIN INVENTORY; ZOSTER IMPACT QUESTIONNAIRE; NEURALGIA; PSYCHOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY;

HUMANS; NEURALGIA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84927558502     PISSN: 15307085     EISSN: 15332500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/papr.12293     Document Type: Review

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