Detailled Information

Name of the Instrument/Tool Dallas Pain Questionnaire (DPQ)
First Description

Lawlis GF, Cuencas R, Selby D, McCoy CE. The development of the Dallas Pain Questionnaire. An assessment of the impact of spinal pain on behavior. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 1989 May;14(5):511-6.

Year 1989
Domains
Concept of constructs Anxiety and depression, Pain, Physical function, Social Function, Work
Population/Disease Disease specific
Originally developed for Low Back Pain (LBP)
Other rheumatic diseases
where can be applied (only if validated)
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Additional population with no rheumatic diseases No
Language: Originally published in English
Available in Language English, French
REFERENCE IDENTIFICATION
Author/s Lawlis GF, Cuencas R, Selby D, McCoy CE.
Title The development of the Dallas Pain Questionnaire an assessment of the impact of spinal pain on behavior.
Journal Spine
Year 1989
Vol 14
Num 5
Pages 511-516
Country Unites States
Language English
Other references of interest
No other References.
Instrument/Tool Translations References
Link https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9540121
Brief Description

Validation of the French version of the Dallas Pain Questionnaire in chronic low back painpatients

DEVELOPER CONTACT INFORMATION
Correspondence to Lawlis GF
E-Mail ---
Address Universtity of north Texas, Denton, Texas ans the medical Arts Hospital, Dallas, Texas
Website ---
Available ---
Links

http://www.oarsi.org/pdfs/pain_indexes/Dallas_Pain_Questionnaire.pdf (english version)

 http://www.kine-services.com/kine-services/bilans/dallas_lomb.htm  (French version)

DESCRIPTION OF THE INSTRUMENT
Type Of Measure Questionnaire, Scale, VAS
Brief Description

developed to assess the amount of chronic low back pain that affects four aspects of life : pain and intensity, daily and work-leisure activities, anxiety-depression, and social interest

Number of Items 16
Range from 0 to 10 for each aspects
Responses options/scale No
Developed for Clinical practice
PRACTICAL APPLICATION
Method of administration Self-administered
Recommendations to score

- Each item is scored with a VAS, divided into five, six, seven or eight small segments (it depends on the question). Scale extremities are labelled with specific words (e.g. ‘no pain’/’all the time’) and with percentage (0%/100%). For every specific question, the patient marks

the point on the scale which represents his/her condition. For scoring, 0 points are assigned to the left-hand segment, 1 point to the next segment, 2 points to the next segment and so on to the last segment. Item scores are added and multiplied by a constant to obtain the percentage of pain interference with each of four daily living.

- there is no precision about the period to take in account by the patient

Score Interpretation For each aspect : 0, representing the lowest level, to 100, representing the highest level.
Cut-off points ---
Cut-off points applied to Not specified
Smallest detectable change if described ---
Smallest detectable change applied to ---
Completion time by the patient 3 to 5 minutes minutes
Scoring time by the assessor less one minutes
Training to score for the comprehension of the method (less than 5 minutes)
Strengths Useful in clinical practice & research
Limitations ---
OTHER COMMENTS
Other Comments

Recently The MCII and PASS values were assessed in a French cohort.

 

Baseline

(n =168)

M6

(n =142)

MCII

PASS

DPQ - Daily activity (0-100)

60.5 (17.6)

40.6 (25.9)

22.2

29.4

DPQ - Work leisure (0-100)

57.8 (23.5)

37.2 (29.8)

23.1

23.1

DPQ - Social interest (0-100)

34.1 (24.2)

24.5 (24.7)

2.0

20.0

DPQ - Anxiety depression (0-100)

42.5 (26.4)

24.5 (24.7)

9.5

21.3

.