Reliability and responsiveness of measures of pain in people with osteoarthritis of the knee: a psychometric evaluation
PURPOSE: To examine the fit between data from the Short Form McGill Pain Questionnaire (SF-MPQ-2) and the Rasch model, and to explore the reliability and internal responsiveness of measures of pain in people with knee osteoarthritis. METHODS: Participants with knee osteoarthritis completed the SF-M...
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| author | Turner, Katie V. Moreton, Bryan M. Walsh, David A. Lincoln, Nadina |
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| description | PURPOSE: To examine the fit between data from the Short Form McGill Pain Questionnaire (SF-MPQ-2) and the Rasch model, and to explore the reliability and internal responsiveness of measures of pain in people with knee osteoarthritis.
METHODS: Participants with knee osteoarthritis completed the SF-MPQ-2, Intermittent and Constant Osteoarthritis Pain questionnaire (ICOAP) and painDETECT. Participants were sent the same questionnaires 3 and 6 months later.
RESULTS: Fit to the Rasch model was not achieved for the SF-MPQ-2 Total scale. The Continuous subscale yielded adequate fit statistics after splitting item 10 on uniform DIF for gender, and removing item 9. The Intermittent subscale fit the Rasch model after rescoring items. The Neuropathic subscale had relatively good fit to the model. Test-retest reliability was satisfactory for most scales using both original and Rasch scoring ranging from fair to substantial. Effect sizes ranged from 0.13 to 1.79 indicating good internal responsiveness for most scales.
CONCLUSIONS: These findings support the use of ICOAP subscales as reliable and responsive measure of pain in people with knee osteoarthritis. The MPQ-SF-2 subscales found to be acceptable alternatives. Implications for Rehabilitation The McGill Pain Questionnaire short version 2 is not a unidimensional scale in people with knee osteoarthritis, whereas three of the subscales are unidimensional. The McGill Pain Questionnaire short version 2 Affective subscale does not have good measurement properties for people with knee osteoarthritis. The McGill Pain Questionnaire short version 2 and the Intermittent and Constant Osteoarthritis Pain scales can be used to assess change over time. The painDETECT performs better as a screening measure than as an outcome measure. |
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| spelling | nottingham-412582020-05-04T18:23:13Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/41258/ Reliability and responsiveness of measures of pain in people with osteoarthritis of the knee: a psychometric evaluation Turner, Katie V. Moreton, Bryan M. Walsh, David A. Lincoln, Nadina PURPOSE: To examine the fit between data from the Short Form McGill Pain Questionnaire (SF-MPQ-2) and the Rasch model, and to explore the reliability and internal responsiveness of measures of pain in people with knee osteoarthritis. METHODS: Participants with knee osteoarthritis completed the SF-MPQ-2, Intermittent and Constant Osteoarthritis Pain questionnaire (ICOAP) and painDETECT. Participants were sent the same questionnaires 3 and 6 months later. RESULTS: Fit to the Rasch model was not achieved for the SF-MPQ-2 Total scale. The Continuous subscale yielded adequate fit statistics after splitting item 10 on uniform DIF for gender, and removing item 9. The Intermittent subscale fit the Rasch model after rescoring items. The Neuropathic subscale had relatively good fit to the model. Test-retest reliability was satisfactory for most scales using both original and Rasch scoring ranging from fair to substantial. Effect sizes ranged from 0.13 to 1.79 indicating good internal responsiveness for most scales. CONCLUSIONS: These findings support the use of ICOAP subscales as reliable and responsive measure of pain in people with knee osteoarthritis. The MPQ-SF-2 subscales found to be acceptable alternatives. Implications for Rehabilitation The McGill Pain Questionnaire short version 2 is not a unidimensional scale in people with knee osteoarthritis, whereas three of the subscales are unidimensional. The McGill Pain Questionnaire short version 2 Affective subscale does not have good measurement properties for people with knee osteoarthritis. The McGill Pain Questionnaire short version 2 and the Intermittent and Constant Osteoarthritis Pain scales can be used to assess change over time. The painDETECT performs better as a screening measure than as an outcome measure. Taylor and Francis 2017-01-01 Article PeerReviewed Turner, Katie V., Moreton, Bryan M., Walsh, David A. and Lincoln, Nadina (2017) Reliability and responsiveness of measures of pain in people with osteoarthritis of the knee: a psychometric evaluation. Disability and Rehabilitation, 39 (8). pp. 822-829. ISSN 0963-8288 ICOAP McGill pain questionnaire Rasch test–retest http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.3109/09638288.2016.1161840 doi:10.3109/09638288.2016.1161840 doi:10.3109/09638288.2016.1161840 |
| spellingShingle | ICOAP McGill pain questionnaire Rasch test–retest Turner, Katie V. Moreton, Bryan M. Walsh, David A. Lincoln, Nadina Reliability and responsiveness of measures of pain in people with osteoarthritis of the knee: a psychometric evaluation |
| title | Reliability and responsiveness of measures of pain in people with osteoarthritis of the knee: a psychometric evaluation |
| title_full | Reliability and responsiveness of measures of pain in people with osteoarthritis of the knee: a psychometric evaluation |
| title_fullStr | Reliability and responsiveness of measures of pain in people with osteoarthritis of the knee: a psychometric evaluation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Reliability and responsiveness of measures of pain in people with osteoarthritis of the knee: a psychometric evaluation |
| title_short | Reliability and responsiveness of measures of pain in people with osteoarthritis of the knee: a psychometric evaluation |
| title_sort | reliability and responsiveness of measures of pain in people with osteoarthritis of the knee: a psychometric evaluation |
| topic | ICOAP McGill pain questionnaire Rasch test–retest |
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