Validity, Reliability and Responsiveness of Pain Sensitization Questionnaire

Validity, Reliability and Responsiveness of Pain Sensitization Questionnaire

The aim of this study was to translate the Pain Sensitivity Questionnaire, which was developed to determine the level of pain sensitivity of individuals, to Turkish and to evaluate the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the scale on knee osteoarthritis patients, and as well as to perform cultural adaptation. Pain sensitivity assessment is used to predict treatment or surgical outcomes of individuals. IPain Sensitivity Questionnaire is a frequently used scale that correlates with experimental pain tests and is used in studies conducted in different patient groups. We believe that adding this scale to our language will contribute to other studies in this field.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Not having oral or written communication problems in Turkish,
• Diagnosis of knee osteoarthritis after clinical examination and radiological imaging,
• Being 40 years or older,
• To have neurological competence and cognitive level to answer scale questions.

Exclusion Criteria:

• To have fibromyalgia syndrome or neurological disease that may affect pain sensitivity levels of individuals,
• To have undergone surgery involving the knee in the last 1 year,
• The presence of peripheral neuropathy and neuropathy is therefore to be taking medication.