Rating Scales for Pain in Parkinson's Disease: Critique and Recommendations.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We aimed at critically appraising the clinimetric properties of existing pain scales or questionnaires and to give recommendations for their use in Parkinson's disease (PD).

Methods

Clinimetric properties of pain scales used in PD were systematically evaluated. A scale was classified as 'recommended' if was used in PD, showed adequate clinimetric properties, and had been used by investigators other than the original developers; as 'suggested' if it was used in PD and fulfilled only one other criterion; and as 'listed' if it was used in PD but did not meet the other criteria. Only scales rating pain intensity or for syndromic classification were assessed.

Results

Eleven of the 34 scales initially considered fulfilled inclusion criteria. Among the scales rati

SUBMITTER: Perez-Lloret S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6178703 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Nov-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature