Validity of the Modified Defense and Veterans Pain Rating Scale Supplemented With Items Germane to Total Joint Replacement: Secondary Analysis From a Randomized Trial
Abstract
Valid measures of pain are helpful to adjust treatment plans in real time after total joint replacement (TJR). We enhanced the existing Defense and Veterans Pain Rating Scale (DVPRS) with items related to pain at rest and movement, in specific reference to operative and nonoperative joints, creating the TJR-DVPRS. This manuscript is presented to validate the modified survey instrument. The aims of this psychometric study were to evaluate (1) the latent structure of the TJR-DVPRS, (2) the relationships among the pain dimensions represented on the TJR-DVPRS and the reference-standard Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire (version 2, SF-MPQ-2), and (3) the responsiveness of these two measures before and after TJR.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- May 19, 2023
- Source ID
- 10.1093/milmed/usad155
Entities
People
- Brian A. Williams
- Galen E Switzer
- James W. Ibinson
- Joseph M. Mikolic
- Monique Y Boudreaux-Kelly
- Okechukwu U Aloziem
- Sara R Piva
- Saurab Faruque
Organizations
- Office of the Secretary of Defense
- University of Pittsburgh