Usefulness of four commonly used neuropathic pain screening questionnaires in patients with chronic low back pain: a cross-sectional study
The Korean Journal of Pain
;
: 51-58, 2017.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-200203
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Recently symptoms-based screening questionnaires have gained attention for screening for a neuropathic pain component (NePC) in various chronic pain conditions. The present study assessed the usefulness of four commonly used NePC screening questionnaires including the Self-completed douleur neuropathique 4 (S-DN4), the ID Pain, the painDETECT questionnaire (PDQ), and the Self-completed Leeds Assessment of neuropathic Symptoms and Signs (S-LANSS) questionnaire in patients with chronic low back pain (CLBP) to assess the presence of NePC.METHODS:
This is a single-center cross-sectional study where patients with CLBP, with or without leg pain, were included. Participants were initially screened for NePC presence by a physician according to the regular practice, and later assessed using screening questionnaires. The diagnostic accuracy of these questionnaires was compared assuming the physician-made diagnosis as the gold standard.RESULTS:
A total of 215 patients with CLBP of which 164 (76.3%, 95% CI, 70.2-81.5) had a NePC were included. S-DN4, ID Pain, and PDQ have an area under the curve (AUC) > 0.8 indicating excellent discrimination. However, S-LANSS has an AUC of 0.69 (0.62-0.75), indicating low discrimination. S-DN4 has a significantly higher AUC as compared to ID Pain (d(AUC) = 0.063, P < 0.01) and S-LANSS (d(AUC) = 0.197, P < 0.01). But the AUC of S-DN4 does not significantly differ from that of PDQ (d(AUC) = 0.013, P = 0.62).CONCLUSIONS:
S-DN4, ID Pain, and PDQ, but not S-LANSS, have good discriminant validity to screen for NePCs in patients with CLBP. Despite using all the tests, 20-30% of patients with an NePC were missed. Thus, these questionnaires can only be used as an initial clue in screening for NePCs, but do not replace clinical judgment.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Pain Measurement
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Mass Screening
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Cross-Sectional Studies
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Surveys and Questionnaires
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Low Back Pain
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Area Under Curve
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Diagnosis
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Discrimination, Psychological
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Chronic Pain
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Symptom Assessment
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prevalence study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
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Screening study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
The Korean Journal of Pain
Year:
2017
Type:
Article
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