TY - JOUR
T1 - Development and psychometric properties of a pain-related problem list for adolescents (PPL)
AU - Weel, Sara
AU - Merlijn, Vivian
AU - Passchier, Jan
AU - Koes, Bart
AU - Van Der Wouden, Johannes
AU - Van Suijlekom-Smit, Lisette
AU - Hunfeld, Joke
PY - 2005/8/1
Y1 - 2005/8/1
N2 - Instruments for measuring pain-related problems in adolescents with chronic pain are sparse, especially those based on the personal experiences of these adolescents. This study aimed to develop and test such an instrument, the pain-related problem list for adolescents (PPL). A sample of 129 adolescents with chronic pain without documented physiological etiology completed the 57-item problem list, which was based on interviews with a similar group of adolescents with chronic pain. Principal components analysis yielded four domains: problems related to (1) concentration; (2) mobility; (3) adaptability; and (4) mood. The questionnaire was shortened to 18 items and has good reliability (total α = 0.82; concentration α = 0.86; mobility α = 0.77; adaptability α = 0.71; and mood α = 0.78); the validity also proved to be adequate, especially in the general population sample. The PPL provides a tool to assess the impact of chronic pain in adolescents. Future research should focus on further validation of the PPL in a large clinical population and establishing its test-retest reliability.
AB - Instruments for measuring pain-related problems in adolescents with chronic pain are sparse, especially those based on the personal experiences of these adolescents. This study aimed to develop and test such an instrument, the pain-related problem list for adolescents (PPL). A sample of 129 adolescents with chronic pain without documented physiological etiology completed the 57-item problem list, which was based on interviews with a similar group of adolescents with chronic pain. Principal components analysis yielded four domains: problems related to (1) concentration; (2) mobility; (3) adaptability; and (4) mood. The questionnaire was shortened to 18 items and has good reliability (total α = 0.82; concentration α = 0.86; mobility α = 0.77; adaptability α = 0.71; and mood α = 0.78); the validity also proved to be adequate, especially in the general population sample. The PPL provides a tool to assess the impact of chronic pain in adolescents. Future research should focus on further validation of the PPL in a large clinical population and establishing its test-retest reliability.
KW - Adolescents
KW - Chronic pain
KW - Pain problems
KW - Questionnaire development
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U2 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2004.08.014
DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2004.08.014
M3 - Article
C2 - 16009299
SN - 0738-3991
VL - 58
SP - 209
EP - 215
JO - Patient Education and Counseling
JF - Patient Education and Counseling
IS - 2
ER -