Validity of Current Assessment Tools Aiming to Measure the Affective Component of Pain: A Systematic Review

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Figure 1 PRISMA flow diagram.

Note: Copied from Moher D, Liberati A, Tetzlaff J, Altman DG, The PRISMA Group (2009). Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses: The PRISMA Statement. PLoS Med 6(7): e1000097.

Table 1 Content Validity and Measurement Invariance

PROM	Abbreviation	Construct	Factors	Content Relevance	Content Coverage	Understandability	Measurement Invariance Analyses
Glasgow Pain Questionnaire	GPQ	Self-rated pain	Frequency, intensity, emotional reaction, ability to cope, restriction of daily life	Interviews	Not reported	Pilot test	Not reported
Global Pain Scale	GPS	Pain	Pain, feelings, clinical outcomes, activities	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Multidimensional Affect and Pain Survey	MAPS	Pain	Severe sensory pain, negative emotions, moderate sensory pain, good health, manageable illness, numb/cold	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
McGill Pain Questionnaire	MPQ	Pain quality	Sensory, affective, evaluative	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Multiperspective Multidimensional Pain Assessment Protocol	MMPAP	All domains of chronic pain	Pain description, functional abilities, ADL, environmental components, mood alteration, emotional descriptors, family history, significant other actions, effect on cognitive processes, functional repetitions, pain interference with sleep	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Multidimensional Pain Inventory	MPI	Subjective experience of pain	Interference, support, severity, self-control, negative mood, activities, significant other responses	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
NIH PROMIS – Pain Quality	PROMIS – PQ	Pain Quality	Pulling/tugging, tingling/numbness, sharp/stabbing, dull/aching, pounding/pulsing, affective	Not clear	Focus groups	Cognitive interviews	Not reported
Pain Discomfort Scale	PDS	The affective dimension of pain	Pain intensity, pain affect	Survey	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Profile of Chronic Pain: Screen	PCP: S	Chronic pain	Pain severity, interference, emotional burden	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Vulvar Pain Assessment Questionnaire	VPAQ	Chronic vulvar pain	Pain severity, emotional response, cognitive response, life interference, sexual function interference, self-stimulation/penetration interference	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported