Properties of Pain Assessment Tools for Use in People Living With Stroke: Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT: Background: Pain is a common problem after stroke and is associated with poor outcomes. There is no consensus on the optimal method of pain assessment in stroke. A review of the properties of tools should allow an evidence based approach to assessment. Objectives: We aimed to systematically review published data on pain assessment tools used in stroke, with particular focus on classical test properties of: validity, reliability, feasibility, responsiveness. Methods: We searched multiple, cross-disciplinary databases for studies evaluating properties of pain assessment tools used in stroke. We assessed risk of bias using the Quality Assessment of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies tool. We used a modified harvest plot to visually represent psychometric properties across tests.

SUBMITTER: Edwards SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7431893 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature