Table 2 The median (IQR) of the items of the PainDETECT by physicians agreement for the existence of a NePC
From: Avoiding Catch-22: validating the PainDETECT in a population of patients with chronic pain
NePC | Absent | Present | Undetermined | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PainDETECT item | N | n (%) | N | n (%) | N | n (%) | |
Median [IQR] | Median [IQR] | Median [IQR] | |||||
Mean (±SD) | Mean (±SD) | Mean (±SD) | |||||
Pain course pattern | 58 | 162 | 59 | ||||
Persistent pain with slight fluctuations | 19 (33%) | 53 (33%) | 17 (29%) | ||||
Persistent pain with pain attacks | 14 (24%) | 58 (36%) | 17 (29%) | ||||
Pain attacks without pain between them | 16 (28%) | 32 (20%) | 20 (34%) | ||||
Pain attacks with pain between them | 9 (16%) | 18 (11%) | 5 (9%) | ||||
Radiating pain (% yes) | 51 | 41 (78%) | 154 | 112 (73%) | 57 | 38 (67%) | |
Gradation of pain | |||||||
Burning | 55 | 0 [0–2] | 170 | 1 [0–3] | 62 | 0 [0–2.25] | |
Tingling or prickling | 55 | 1 [0–3] | 170 | 2 [0–3] | 63 | 1 [0–3] | |
Painful light touching | 55 | 0 [0–1] | 169 | 1 [0–2] | 63 | 0 [0–1] | |
Sudden pain attacks | 55 | 2 [0–3] | 167 | 3 [1–4] | 62 | 2 [0–3] | |
Temperature evoked pain | 54 | 0 [0–1] | 170 | 1 [0–2] | 63 | 1 [0–1] | |
Numbness sensation | 56 | 2 [0–3] | 170 | 3 [2–4] | 63 | 3 [1–4] | |
Pressure evoked pain | 55 | 2 [1–3] | 170 | 3 [1–4] | 63 | 2 [1–3] | |
Total sum score PainDETECT | 58 | 10 [6.75–15.25] | 170 | 16 [11–20] | 63 | 10 [8–15] | |
10.7 (± 5.75) | 15.7 (± 6.3) | 11.8 (± 5) | |||||