articleJournal of General Internal MedicineMay 5, 2009HYBRID OA

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

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Abstract

Background

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.

Objectives

To develop an ultra-brief pain measure derived from the BPI.

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