Validity of the cold pressor test and pain sensitivity questionnaire via online self-administration.

ABSTRACT: To determine the feasibility of complex home-based phenotyping, 1,876 research participants from the customer base of 23andMe completed an online version of a Pain Sensitivity Questionnaire (PSQ) as well as a cold pressor test (CPT) which is used in clinical assessments of pain. Overall our online version of the PSQ performed similarly to the original pen-and-paper version. Construct validity of the PSQ total was demonstrated by internal consistency and consistent discrimination between more and less painful items. Criterion validity was demonstrated by correlation with pain sensitivity as measured by the CPT. Within the same cohort we performed a cold pressor test using a layperson description and household equipment. Comparison with published reports from controlled studies revealed simi

SUBMITTER: McIntyre MH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7162430 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature