ArticleCanadian journal of pain = Revue canadienne de la douleur2019
Evaluating the psychometric properties of the Widespread Pain Index and the Symptom Severity scale in youth with painful conditions.
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Abstract
backgroundAssessing features of centralized pain may prove to be clinically meaningful in pediatric populations. However, we are currently limited by the lack of validated pediatric measures.
aimWe examined the psychometric properties of the Widespread Pain Index (WPI) and Symptom Severity (SS) scale, to assess features of centralized pain, in youth with painful conditions from three clinical samples: (1) musculoskeletal surgery, (2) headache, and (3) chronic pain.
methodsParticipants were 240 youth aged 10-18 years (Mage=14.8, SD=1.9) who completed the WPI and SS scale. Subsets of participants also completed additional measures of pain region, pain intensity, quality of life, pain interference and physical function.
resultsIncreased features of centralized pain by age were seen for the WPI (
conclusionsThe WPI showed adequate psychometric properties in youth; however the SS scale may need to be modified. Our findings support the need to develop psychometrically sound instruments for comprehensive assessment of pain in pediatric samples.
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