measuring pain: not a trivial task (2017)
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Measuring pain: not a trivial taskPeter KamermanUNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND
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Johannesburg Pain Academy, 25 February 2017
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• Information gathering
• Decision making
Why do we measure pain?
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Domains of pain
Pain
Sensory
AffectiveCognitive
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What do you want to know: Unidimensional
What do you want to know?
Intensity
RiskQuality
InterferenceVisual analogue
scale (VAS)
Numeric rating scales (NRS)
Faces Pain Scales (FPS)Actigraphy
Verbal rating scales (VRS)
Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia
(TSK)
Brief Pain Inventory: Interference Scale (BPI-I)
McGill Pain Questionnaire (MPQ)
Neuropathic Pain Symptom Inventory (NPS)
Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia (TSK)
Pain CatastrophizingScale (PCS)
Coping StrategiesQuestionnaire (CSQ)
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What do you want to know: Multidimensional
What do you want to
know?
Intensity
Risk
Quality
Interfer-ence
Brief Pain Inventory (BPI)
Universal Pain Scale
Multidimensional Pain Inventory (MPI)
McGill Pain Questionnaire
(MPQ)
Neuropathic Pain Symptom
Inventory (NPS)
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Whatever you use, know your instrument
PainScale
Validity
Reliability
Utility
Scale
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Validity
Validity cannot be assumed
• Face validity, construct validity
• Pain type
• Age
• Educational level / mental status
• Culture
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Validity
Yasbek M, Stewart A, Becker P
Conclusion: From the statistical analysis of the results, it became apparent that the subjects tested did not have an understanding of any of the three pain scales.
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Validity
In conclusion, we show significant similarity in the terms used to describe neuropathic pain in isiZulu compared to non-African languages, thus indicating that translation of existing neuropathic pain screening tools into this, and possibly other Bantu languages, is a viable option. However, the usefulness of English-language screening tools in this non-native English speaking population may be limited.
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Validity
“…men are not allowed to show their pain (physical or emotional). Expressing pain in any manner is strictly taboo as it is indicative of being weak. [Women] on the other hand, should express her level of discomfort in any way possible as it will ensure she receives help”.
“…when you have pain there is high possibility that you are being bewitched…”
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Utility
Clinical vs Research
Focussed vs General
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Linearity and ratio-scaling
• Are the distances between points on the
scale equal?
• Does the scale have a true zero?
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He said, she said…
Subjective vs Objective
measures
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Physical activity: an objective measurement?
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Physical activity: an objective measurement?
Dysmenorrhoea
No dysmenorrhoea
Menstruation
Least pain Intermediate pain
Worst painLatefollicular
Phys
ical
act
ivity
(%)
5
10
25
15
20
0
Chantler et al. J Pain 10: 38-46, 2009a
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Physical activity: an objective measurement?
Menstruation
Placebo DiclofenacLatefollicular
Tim
e to
com
plet
e ta
sk (s
)
70
60
50
80
Chantler et al. J Pain 10: 191-200, 2009b
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Physical activity: an objective measurement?
Chantler et al. J Pain 10: 191-200, 2009bMenstruation
Placebo DiclofenacLatefollicular
Hea
rt ra
te(b
eats
/min
)
180
160
200
140
Dur
atio
n of
Ex
erci
se (m
in)
8
6
10
4
12
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Physical activity: an objective measurement?
Wadley et al., PeerJ 4: e2464, DOI 10.7717/peerj.2464, 2016
Employed Unemployed
No chronic pain Chronic pain No chronic pain Chronic pain
0
100
200
300
Tim
e sp
ent a
ctive
per
day
(min
utes
)
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• Choose your assessment method according to your requirements.
• Be aware of the limitations of your assessment method.
Summary
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TL;DR
“Science that jumps to measurement too soon is as unsound as science that ignore measurement too long.”
John Rodgers(US Naval Officer)