The Chronic Overlapping Pain Condition Screener

We present a Chronic Overlapping Pain Conditions Screener that is logic-driven, efficient, and freely available in electronic format to non-profit entities. Thirty experts were convened to identify and modify self-report criteria for each Chronic Overlapping Pain Condition as well as criteria that trigger the administration of the diagnostic criteria from a body map and brief series of questions. Their recommendations were then programmed into Research Electronic Data Capture platform and refined for comprehensibility and ease of use by patient focus groups. The electronic screener and physician-administered criteria were both administered to patients with known Chronic Overlapping Pain Conditions in a counter-balanced fashion to determine the level of agreement between methods. The expert panel identified screening items/body map regions and diagnostic criteria for all ten Chronic Overlapping Pain Conditions. Patients found the content comprehensible and the platform easy to use. Cohen's Kappa statistics suggested good agreement between the electronic Chronic Overlapping Pain Condition -Screener and criteria administered by a physician (κ=.813). The Chronic Overlapping Pain Condition -Screener is an efficient tool for screening multiple Chronic Overlapping Pain Condition -Screener s and has applicability to research studies, clinical trials, and clinical practice. PERSPECTIVE: Assessing Chronic Overlapping Pain Conditions remains a challenge for researchers and clinicians. ...

Source: Pain Physician - August 26, 2023 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Andrew Schrepf William Maixner Roger Fillingim Christin Veasley Richard Ohrbach Shad Smith David A Williams Source Type: research