Persistent postsurgical pain is a prevalent but underacknowledged condition. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence, sensory qualities, and postoperative determinants of persistent pain at 3 to 4years after total knee replacement (TKR) and total hip replacement (THR). Patients completed a questionnaire with included the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Index of Osteoarthrit...

This paper describes the development and preliminary validation of a questionnaire designed to assess five attitudes considered important in the long-term adjustment of chronic pain patients. The specific subscales of the questionnaire were chosen to represent attitudes believed to influence the ways by which chronic pain patients manage their pain. Following the development of five reliable su...

Objective: To quantify patients’ pain more objectively is essential to guide an individualized therapy, all the so in patients under long-term opioid-use. Only a thoughtful and objective understanding of risks benefits could improve standard care. Our aim was assess metric reliability validity integrated self-report Global Pain Status questionnaire impact on patient’s health precise manner.

The frequency, cause and treatment of limb pain were ascertained in a cohort of children at six time points between the ages of 5 and 13 years. Data were collected using self-completion questionnaires sent to the chief carers of children in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children. Reports of limb pain over the study period doubled from 15.1% of children aged 5 to 32.5% aged 13; 3.4%...

OBJECTIVES No previous study has adequately demonstrated the test-retest reliability of the Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire, yet it is increasingly being used as a measure of pain. This study evaluates the test-retest reliability in patients with osteoarthritis. METHODS A prospective, observational cohort study was undertaken using serial evaluation of 57 patients at 2 time points. A sam...

BACKGROUND The Short Form McGill Pain Questionnaire (SF-MPQ) is one of the most widely used instruments to assess pain. The aim of this study was to translate and culturally adapt the questionnaire for Farsi (the official language of Iran) speakers in order to test its reliability and sensitivity. METHODS We followed Guillemin's guidelines for cross-cultural adaption of health-related measure...

OBJECTIVES To design a questionnaire for the identification and assessment of severity of back pain for epidemiological purposes, and gain preliminary experience of its use. METHODS A group of specialists, experienced in the epidemiology and clinical assessment of back pain, designed the questionnaire, and tested it individually. It was also given cross sectionally by interview to a populatio...

BACKGROUND Joint pain is thought to be an early sign of injury to a pitcher. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the association between pitch counts, pitch types, and pitching mechanics and shoulder and elbow pain in young pitchers. STUDY DESIGN Prospective cohort study. METHODS Four hundred and seventy-six young (ages 9 to 14 years) baseball pitchers were followed for one season. Data were collected ...