Cognitive considerations for adults with sickle cell disease completing the brief pain inventory.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Accurate assessment of pain severity is important for caring for patients with sickle cell disease (SCD). The Brief Pain Inventory was developed to address limitations of previous pain-rating metrics and is available in a short form (BPI-SF). However, the BPI-SF is a self-report scale dependent on patient comprehension and interpretation of items.

Objective

To examine patterns in how patients completed the BPI-SF and determine whether incorrectly completing the BPI-SF was related to cognitive functioning or education.

Methods

A secondary analysis was completed using data from a study examining brain aging and cognitive impairment in SCD. T-tests were performed to examine whether neurocognitive function (immediate and delayed memory, visuospatial skills, a

SUBMITTER: O'Brien JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11631029 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature