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Investigating the psychometric properties of patient reported outcome measures in individuals with chronic diabetic neuropathic pain: prospective longitudinal cohort study protocol

Meeta, Poonam; Claydon, Leica Sarah; RamaKrishnan, Mani; Hendrick, Paul; Baxter, David G.

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Authors

Poonam Meeta

Leica Sarah Claydon

Mani RamaKrishnan

Paul Hendrick

David G. Baxter



Abstract

The prevalence of diabetes in New Zealand is estimated to be 7% of the total population. And higher incidence rates of peripheral neuropathic pain (NeP) in diabetic populations have been estimated (between 3 and 25%). A range of outcome measures (OMs) are used to evaluate a change following an intervention, in diabetic NeP clinical trials, but very few have adequate psychometric properties (PMPs) for key dimensions. This study aims to investigate the remaining PMPs (which have not been investigated so far) of established specific pain intensity and physical functional OMs in adults (⩾18 years) with chronic diabetic NeP.

Methods and analysis:

This prospective longitudinal cohort study aims to recruit a total of 80 adults with diabetic NeP in Dunedin, Otago region, New Zealand, from November 2013. Outcomes include two questionnaires: Pain OM – modified brief pain inventory (mBPI)-diabetic peripheral neuropathy item scale; and physical functional OM – screening of activity limitation and safety awareness (SALSA) scale. To capture the reliability and validity of these measures two follow-up assessments (4 and 12 weeks after the baseline assessment) will be scheduled. For test–retest reliability, ‘Intraclass Correlation Coefficient’ (ICC), and to find out the correlation between two measures, ‘Pearson correlation coefficient’ will be calculated. To investigate responsiveness, ‘Minimally Clinically Important Change' (MCIC) scores will be calculated.

Ethics and Dissemination:

Full final ethical approval from the University of Otago Human Ethics Committee has been obtained: Ethical Committee reference number H13/041. Maori Research Consultation through the Ngāi Tahu Research Committee has also been undertaken. Trial registration: The Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials.

Citation

Meeta, P., Claydon, L. S., RamaKrishnan, M., Hendrick, P., & Baxter, D. G. (2015). Investigating the psychometric properties of patient reported outcome measures in individuals with chronic diabetic neuropathic pain: prospective longitudinal cohort study protocol. Physical Therapy Reviews, 19(6), https://doi.org/10.1179/1743288X14Y.0000000157

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Aug 18, 2014
Online Publication Date Nov 26, 2014
Publication Date Mar 13, 2015
Deposit Date Feb 16, 2017
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal Physical Therapy Reviews
Print ISSN 1083-3196
Electronic ISSN 1743-288X
Publisher Taylor & Francis Open
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 19
Issue 6
DOI https://doi.org/10.1179/1743288X14Y.0000000157
Keywords Diabetic neuropathy, Pain intensity outcome measure, Physical functioning outcome measure, Psychometric properties, Reliability, Validity, Responsiveness
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/747720
Publisher URL http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1179/1743288X14Y.0000000157

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