Initial psychometric validation of the questionnaire on pain caused by spasticity (QPS).

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Questionnaire on Pain caused by Spasticity (QPS) is a modular patient- and observer-reported outcome measure of spasticity-related pain (SRP) in children with cerebral palsy (CP). Originally developed for an English-speaking population, we conducted a psychometric validation of a recently developed Chinese language version of the QPS.

Methods

This was a prospective, observational study involving 137 children/adolescents with CP and upper and/or lower limb spasticity and their parents at three sites in China. Six QPS modules were used, three each for upper and lower limb SRP assessment: a patient self-report module; an interviewer-administered module used by site staff based on the cognitive, communicative, and motor abilities of a patient; and a parent/caregiv

SUBMITTER: Geister TL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5704623 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature