Development of a Multidimensional Pain Questionnaire in Professional Dance (MPQDA): a pilot study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pain is part of the everyday life of professional dancers. It can indicate health risks and impair the ability to work. Suitable screening tools can be used to identify pain and its risk potential. A comprehensive, multidimensional, differentiated assessment tool for pain in professional dance does not currently exist.

Methods

An initial questionnaire was developed in German and English and was assessed in a qualitative pretest. In a field study with a cross-sectional design including n = 72 dancers from Germany (n = 36 responses each in the English and German language versions), the questionnaire was optimized by item analysis, its psychometric properties (dimensionality, construct validity, reliability) were examined and the ability of the pain dimensions to cla

SUBMITTER: Haenel J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9635190 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature