The Varni/Thompson Pediatrie Pain Questionnaire. I. Chronic musculoskeletal pain in juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
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The Varni/Thompson pediatric pain questionnaire (PPQ) represents an attempt to empirically assess the complexities of pediatric chronic, recurrent pain. This initial investigation targeted chronic musculoskeletal pain in children with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. The PPQ provides a developmental step toward the comprehensive assessment of the pain experience in children with chronic pain. Further reliability and validity studies are needed to determine the generalizability of the PPQ with larger numbers of children with a variety of acute and chronic pain experiences across a diversity of settings.
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Pain intensity was assessed with a 0-10 visual analog scale that is a reliable and valid assessment.
“Adolescents were asked to rate the typical pain they experienced over the last week on a 0-10 visual analog scale, a reliable and valid assessment of pain intensity (Varni, Thompson, & Hanson, 1987).”
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- Authors
- Varni, J. W., Thompson, K. L., & Hanson, V.
- Affiliations
- University of Southern California (US)
- Corresponding author
- Varni, James W.
- Thompson, Karen L.
- Hanson, Virgil
- ORCID
- Varni, James W.
- Venue
- Pain
- Published
- 1987-01
- Volume
- 28
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 27-38
- ISSN
- 0304-3959 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2061315714
- Cited by
- 502
- References
- 26
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- FWCI
- 12.73
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Pain (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Pediatric Pain Management Techniques
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology › Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Keywords
- pediatric pain assessment, chronic musculoskeletal pain, juvenile idiopathic arthritis, pediatric chronic pain, questionnaire development, reliability and validity
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Arthritis, Juvenile, Child, Child, Preschool, Chronic Disease, Emotions, Female, Humans, Male, Musculoskeletal System, Pain, Pain Measurement, Surveys and Questionnaires, Recurrence
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