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Rating Scales for Pain in Parkinson's Disease: Critique and Recommendations
Author(s) -
PerezLloret Santiago,
Ciampi de Andrade Daniel,
Lyons Kelly E.,
RodríguezBlázquez Carmen,
Chaudhuri Kallol Ray,
Deuschl Guenther,
Cruccu Girgio,
Sampaio Cristina,
Goetz Christopher G.,
Schrag Anette,
MartinezMartin Pablo,
Stebbins Glenn
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
movement disorders clinical practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.754
H-Index - 18
ISSN - 2330-1619
DOI - 10.1002/mdc3.12384
Subject(s) - rating scale , physical therapy , neuropathic pain , medicine , mcgill pain questionnaire , pain scale , parkinson's disease , visual analogue scale , pain assessment , physical medicine and rehabilitation , disease , psychology , pain management , anesthesia , developmental psychology
Background We aimed at critically appraising the clinimetric properties of existing pain scales or questionnaires and to give recommendations for their use in Parkinson's disease ( PD ). Methods Clinimetric properties of pain scales used in PD were systematically evaluated. A scale was classified as ‘recommended’ if was used in PD , showed adequate clinimetric properties, and had been used by investigators other than the original developers; as ‘suggested’ if it was used in PD and fulfilled only one other criterion; and as ‘listed’ if it was used in PD but did not meet the other criteria. Only scales rating pain intensity or for syndromic classification were assessed. Results Eleven of the 34 scales initially considered fulfilled inclusion criteria. Among the scales rating pain intensity, the “Brief Pain Inventory short form,” “McGill Pain Questionnaire short and long forms,” “Neuropathic Pain Symptoms Inventory,” “11‐point Numeric Rating Scale,” “10‐cm Visual Analog Scale,” and “Pain‐O‐Meter” were “recommended with caution” because of lack of clinimetric data in PD , whereas the “King's PD Pain Scale” was “recommended.” Among scales for pain syndromic classification, the “ DN 4” was “recommended with caution” because of lack of clinimetric data in PD ; the “Leeds Assessment of Neuropathic Symptoms and Signs,” “Pain‐ DETECT ,” and the “King's PD Pain Scale” were “suggested.” Conclusions King's PD pain scale can be recommended for the assessment of pain intensity in PD . Syndromic classification of pain in PD may be achieved by the DN 4, but clinimetric data in PD are needed for this scale.