Journal of occupational rehabilitation
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The Multidimensional Pain Inventory (MPI) was designed to help capture unique characteristics of chronic pain patients. The present study examined the proportion of subgroups classified by the MPI in a chronic disabling occupational musculoskeletal disorder (CDOMD) patient cohort, and described characteristics of MPI profile groups in terms of other psychosocial variables. ⋯ The present study further demonstrated the clinical utility of the MPI classification in a large cohort of CDOMD patients, indicating that the MPI profiles successfully distinguish among patients who may require extra psychosocial attention to achieve successful treatment gains and program completion.
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To examine the factorial validity of the Work Limitations Questionnaire (WLQ-25) among workers' compensation claimants with chronic upper-limb disorders. ⋯ Evidence of factorial validity was demonstrated by the WLQ-25; however, users should be attentive of an instrumentation issue that could be directly related to the psychometric performance of its PD subscale.