Journal of the Chinese Medical Association : JCMA
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Multicenter Study
Development and validation of a Taiwan version of the ID Pain questionnaire (ID Pain-T).
Neuropathic pain (NeP) is distinct from nociceptive pain and has different underlying mechanisms requiring specific treatment strategies. To aid diagnosis, self-administered screening questionnaires (such as ID Pain) have been developed to help physicians identify patients with NeP. The aim of this study was to develop and validate a translated ID Pain questionnaire for Taiwanese subjects (ID Pain-T). ⋯ This study provides evidence that the ID Pain-T questionnaire is a valid and reliable self-administered screening tool to identify NeP in Taiwanese patients.