Although a variety of pain and physical functioning outcome measures have been reported in the literature , few have demonstrate method ologically strong psychometric properties .
INTRODUCTION A range of outcome measures across various domains are used to evaluate change following an intervention in clinical trials on chronic neuropathic pain ( NeP ) .
However , to capture a real change in the variable of interest , the psychometric properties of a particular measure should demonstrate appropriate method ological quality .
Various outcome measures in the domains of pain and physical functioning have been used in the literature for NeP , for which individual properties ( eg , reliability/validity ) have been reported .
Sensory evaluation of the hands in patients with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease using Semmes-Weinstein monofilaments.
In this study , the intra- and interobserver reliability of the Semmes-Weinstein monofilaments ( SWMFs ) was determined in the h and s of 15 patients with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease . In addition , the amount and distribution of sensory loss in the h and , and the relation between sensory loss , intrinsic muscle strength , and h and dexterity was explored in 45 patients .  SWMF testing had good intra- and interobserver reliability with intraclass correlation coefficients of 0.91 and 0.86 , respectively . The SWMF testing revealed normal sensory function in 43 % of all six locations . The average loss of the intrinsic h and muscle strength was 57 % . Poor strength was found in patients with both poor and with good sensory function . The correlation between the measurements of intrinsic muscle strength and the Sollerman test for dexterity was 0.70
Although a variety of pain and physical functioning outcome measures have been reported in the literature , few have demonstrate method ologically strong psychometric properties .
INTRODUCTION A range of outcome measures across various domains are used to evaluate change following an intervention in clinical trials on chronic neuropathic pain ( NeP ) .
However , to capture a real change in the variable of interest , the psychometric properties of a particular measure should demonstrate appropriate method ological quality .
Various outcome measures in the domains of pain and physical functioning have been used in the literature for NeP , for which individual properties ( eg , reliability/validity ) have been reported .