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 .
Relationship between clinical examination, Quality of Life, disability and depression in CMT patients: Italian Multicenter study
Objective To assess which are the clinical examination tests that are more related to quality of life ( QoL ) , depression , and disability in CMT patients . Design Large prospect i ve multicenter study through the use of vali date d clinical , disability , and QoL measurements . Correlations between clinical pattern and disability/QoL and depression were studied . Setting Departments of Neurology . Patients and participants 211 CMT patients ( 60 % females , mean age 42.5 years ) . Interventions None . Measurements and results Sensory function was related to both mental and physical aspects of patient ’s QoL. Ability to walk on toes and heels was related to physical aspects of QoL/disability but also to bodily pain . Strength of forearm/h and intrinsic muscles was related to disability and physical aspects of QoL. Conclusions Some clinical tests may be better outcome measures than others because they are related to aspects of life highly relevant to the patients . This information may be useful in clinical practice and in clinical trials to infer the patient ’s
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 .