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A Swedish Version of the Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire
Abstract
A short-form of the McGill Pain Questionnaire (SF-MPQ) has been translated into Swedish. One hundred women with either fibromyalgia (FS) or rheumatoid arthritis (RA) filled out the SF-MPQ three times--the RA patients monthly while receiving their routine care, and the FS patients over 6 months while participating in an experimental treatment. Results indicated that the MPQ 15-item descriptor section was internally consistent (Cronbach's alphas .73 to .89), but lacked content validity in the RA sample. Test-retest reliabilities ranged from .45 to .73. Convergent construct validity was demonstrated by significant correlations between the SF-MPQ and other pain measurements. A principal components analysis showed that the 15-item descriptor section has three distinct factors: acute sensory, chronic sensory, and affective. We conclude that the SF-MPQ is reliable and valid for use with FS patients.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Burckhardt, C. S., & Bjelle, A.
- Affiliations
- Oregon Health & Science University (US)
- Sahlgrenska University Hospital (SE)
- Venue
- Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 1994-01
- Volume
- 23
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 77-81
- ISSN
- 0300-9742 (ISSN-L)
- 1502-7732
- OpenAlex
- W1989834677
- Cited by
- 124
- References
- 22
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- FWCI
- 1.22
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation › Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology (medical) › Pain Mechanisms and Treatments
- Keywords
- SF-MPQ, Swedish translation, fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis, pain assessment, questionnaire reliability, construct validity, content validity, chronic pain
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Arthritis, Rheumatoid, Evaluation Studies as Topic, Female, Fibromyalgia, Humans, Middle Aged, Pain Measurement, Surveys and Questionnaires, Sweden, Syndrome, Translations, Reproducibility of Results
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