Development and Initial Validation of the PEG, a Three-item Scale Assessing Pain Intensity and Interference
Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center · Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis · +6 more institutions
Abstract
Inadequate pain assessment is a barrier to appropriate pain management, but single-item "pain screening" provides limited information about chronic pain. Multidimensional pain measures such as the Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) are widely used in pain specialty and research settings, but are impractical for primary care. A brief and straightforward multidimensional pain measure could potentially improve initial assessment and follow-up of chronic pain in primary care.
To develop an ultra-brief pain measure derived from the BPI.
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 3.03
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 44
Authors
8- EEErin E. KrebsCorresponding
Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center, Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis
- KLKarl Lorenz
University of California, Los Angeles, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, RAND Corporation
- MJMatthew J. Bair
Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center, Regenstrief Institute, Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis, Indiana University School of Medicine
- TMTeresa M. Damush
Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center, Regenstrief Institute, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis
- JWJingwei Wu
Indiana University School of Medicine, Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis
Topics & keywords
- Medicine
- Brief Pain Inventory
- Construct validity
- Chronic pain
- Physical therapy
- Reliability (semiconductor)
- Pain assessment
- Ambulatory