Open AccessClassification of Qualitative Fieldnotes Collected During Quantitative Sensory Testing: A Step Towards the Development of a New Mixed Methods Approach in Pain Research
Author(s) -
Maude Bordeleau,
Guillaume Léonard,
Lynn R. Gauthier,
Catherine Ferland,
Miroslav Bačkonja,
Jan Vollert,
S. Marchand,
Philip L. Jackson,
Léo Cantin,
Michel Prudhomme
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of pain research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.888
H-Index - 49
ISSN - 1178-7090
DOI - 10.2147/jpr.s301655
Subject(s) - medicine , sensory system , quantitative sensory testing , fieldnotes , qualitative research , sensory stimulation therapy , sensory threshold , dysesthesia , perception , physical medicine and rehabilitation , sensation , physical therapy , audiology , neuroscience , surgery , cognitive psychology , psychology , social science , archaeology , sociology , ethnography , history
Quantitative sensory testing (QST) is a standardized method to assess somatosensory function. The collection of qualitative information, during the QST procedure, could be an interesting way to facilitate the characterization of altered sensory perception and the identification of different pain phenotypes. The aims of this study were 1) to classify qualitative fieldnotes of sensory abnormalities collected during an independent QST study, and 2) to generate a qualitative interview guide that could be included in the traditional QST procedure as a step towards the implementation of a mixed methods approach.