Three dimensions of pain in osteoarthritis: development and validation of the Osteoarthritis Symptom Inventory Scale.

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Abstract

We describe here the development and validation of the Osteoarthritis Symptom Inventory Scale (OASIS), a new self-administered questionnaire specifically designed to evaluate the various osteoarthritis (OA) pain symptoms with different dimensions related to OA pain mechanisms. The initial development phase and qualitative study generated a list of 17 descriptors reflecting OA pain and other associated symptoms, leading to the first version of the questionnaire (OASIS17). Each item was quantified on a 0 to 10 Numerical Scale. Validation was performed using 123 consecutive patients with OA pain recruited at 28 centers in France, mainly general practitioner offices. Validation involved (1) determining the questionnaire's factorial structure through exploratory and confirmator

SUBMITTER: Perrot S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10281021 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature