Journal of pain and symptom management
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J Pain Symptom Manage · Apr 2005
Letter Case ReportsOpioid rotation from methadone: fraught with difficulties.
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J Pain Symptom Manage · Apr 2005
Comparative Study Clinical Trial Controlled Clinical TrialValidation of a modified version of the brief pain inventory for painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy.
Neuropathic pain is the focus of current clinical research, clinical identification, and treatment. It is unique from nociceptive pain and requires evaluation of the relevance and utility of common pain measures created for other painful conditions. This study evaluated the psychometric properties of a modified Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) for patients with painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy (BPI-DPN). ⋯ Worst Pain and Interference ratings were significantly associated with hospital utilization and outpatient visits due to DPN. These results replicate, in a pure peripheral neuropathic pain condition, the BPI psychometric characteristics documented in populations with nociceptive or mixed pain conditions. The BPI-DPN is a promising instrument in the evaluation of painful DPN.