Limited content overlap between commonly used self-report instruments for central (pain) sensitization in rheumatology.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Central pain mechanisms may be prominent in a considerable subset of rheumatology patients with persistent pain. Several self-report instruments have been used in previous research to infer the presence and severity of central sensitization (CS) that stem from different definitions or approaches of CS. The current study aimed to evaluate and quantify the overlap of actual symptoms measured among self-report measures of CS in rheumatology.

Methods

We used Fried's (2017) comprehensive systematic approach to analyse the content of five commonly used or typical self-report measures (Generalized Pain Questionnaire, Pain Sensitivity Questionnaire, Central Sensitization Inventory, Central Aspects of Pain in the Knee scale and the painDETECT) used in rheumatology research

SUBMITTER: Ten Klooster PM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11374029 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature