Reliability, Discriminative, and Prognostic Validity of the Multidimensional Symptom Index in Musculoskeletal Trauma

Discussion: The MSI holds promise as a tool for evaluating change, screening for MDD, and identifying those at high or low risk of poor recovery. The results favor sensitivity over specificity. The labile nature of the acute pain symptoms and a truncated distribution of Nonsomatic Symptoms scores in that group both require some caution in interpretation. The MSI appears to be a potentially useful tool for rapid pain phenotyping, evaluation, and quick screening purposes in clinical practice.
Source: The Clinical Journal of Pain - Category: Anesthesiology Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research