H Parker1, P L Wood, C J Main. 1. Department of Behavioural Medicine, Salford Royal Hospitals NHS Trust, United Kingdom.
Abstract
STUDY DESIGN: The ability of three new methods of scoring the Pain Drawing to predict psychological distress in two cohorts of 100 patients with chronic low back pain was investigated. OBJECTIVES: Patients completed a Pain Drawing and questionnaire measures of psychological distress and were given a standard physical examination. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA: The two cohorts were significantly different on all variables (except for disability). METHODS: The relationship between the three new scoring systems and measures of distress, physical factors, and disability was investigated. RESULTS: The new scoring methods had high reliability. Pain Sites was a more accurate predictor of distress, but was unable to do so with sufficient specificity/sensitivity. Body Map did not correlate with physical/disability measures. CONCLUSION: Using the new scoring systems, it was not possible to identify distressed patients with sufficient sensitivity/specificity, nor to differentiate between organic and nonorganic pain patterns.
STUDY DESIGN: The ability of three new methods of scoring the Pain Drawing to predict psychological distress in two cohorts of 100 patients with chronic low back pain was investigated. OBJECTIVES:Patients completed a Pain Drawing and questionnaire measures of psychological distress and were given a standard physical examination. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA: The two cohorts were significantly different on all variables (except for disability). METHODS: The relationship between the three new scoring systems and measures of distress, physical factors, and disability was investigated. RESULTS: The new scoring methods had high reliability. Pain Sites was a more accurate predictor of distress, but was unable to do so with sufficient specificity/sensitivity. Body Map did not correlate with physical/disability measures. CONCLUSION: Using the new scoring systems, it was not possible to identify distressed patients with sufficient sensitivity/specificity, nor to differentiate between organic and nonorganic pain patterns.
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