Quantifying the Pain Experience in Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis

PURPOSE: The present study investigated whether the conceptualization of hip and knee osteoarthritis pain implicit in the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index (WOMAC) and Medical Outcomes Study Short-Form 36 (SF-36) scales is complete, or whether the addition of another scale, s...

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Main Authors: Rajiv Gandhi, Dmitry Tsvetkov, Herman Dhottar, J Roderick Davey, Nizar N Mahomed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2010-01-01
Series:Pain Research and Management
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/578167
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description PURPOSE: The present study investigated whether the conceptualization of hip and knee osteoarthritis pain implicit in the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index (WOMAC) and Medical Outcomes Study Short-Form 36 (SF-36) scales is complete, or whether the addition of another scale, such as the Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire (MPQ-SF), provides a more complete characterization. Furthermore, the impact that mental health symptoms and catastrophizing had on these scales was investigated.
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spelling doaj-art-b44c3ca0e4bc4e7aa59d65a9f8396e932025-02-03T01:02:33ZengWileyPain Research and Management1203-67652010-01-0115422422810.1155/2010/578167Quantifying the Pain Experience in Hip and Knee OsteoarthritisRajiv Gandhi0Dmitry Tsvetkov1Herman Dhottar2J Roderick Davey3Nizar N Mahomed4Division of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaDivision of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaDivision of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaDivision of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaDivision of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaPURPOSE: The present study investigated whether the conceptualization of hip and knee osteoarthritis pain implicit in the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index (WOMAC) and Medical Outcomes Study Short-Form 36 (SF-36) scales is complete, or whether the addition of another scale, such as the Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire (MPQ-SF), provides a more complete characterization. Furthermore, the impact that mental health symptoms and catastrophizing had on these scales was investigated.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/578167
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