Psychometric properties of the painDETECT questionnaire in rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis and spondyloarthritis: Rasch analysis and test-retest reliability

Psychometric properties of the painDETECT questionnaire in rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis and spondyloarthritis: Rasch analysis and test-retest reliability

Abstract Background Pain is inherent in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and spondyloarthritis (SpA) and traditionally considered to be of nociceptive origin. Emerging data suggest a potential role of augmented central pain mechanisms in subsets of patients, thus, valid instrumen...

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Main Authors: Signe Rifbjerg-Madsen, Eva Ejlersen Wæhrens, Bente Danneskiold-Samsøe, Kirstine Amris
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:Health and Quality of Life Outcomes
Subjects:
Inflammatory arthritis
Psychometrics
Rasch analysis
Test-retest reliability
PainDETECT questionnaire
Pain
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12955-017-0681-1

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