Translation, cultural adaptation and validation of the Arabic version of the king’s Parkinson’s disease pain scale
Purpose
Pain in Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a highly prevalent non-motor symptom occurring in this population. The King’s PD Pain Scale (KPPS) was developed to assess pain in people with PD. This study aimed to provide a cross-cultural adaptation and translation of the KPPS into the Arabic language (A-KPPS), and to investigate the construct and convergent validity, internal consistency, and reliability of the translated scale.
Materials and Methods
The English KPPS was translated into Arabic and back-translated into English by an independent translation team. The Arabic version was tested in 103 native Arabic speaking PD patients. We assessed construct validity, convergent validity, and test-retest reliability of the A-KPPS using factor analysis method, comparison with other valid and reliable measures, and using intra-class correlations, respectively.
Results
The A-KPPS had three main factors “somatic pain”, “visceral and burning pain” and “orofacial pain”, rather than the original four factors scale. The A-KPPS correlated with measures of disease motor severity, depression, anxiety, quality of life and pain (p < 0.05). Furthermore, the A-KPPS total score had high test-retest reliability (ICC = 0.9).
Conclusions
The A-KPPS demonstrated moderate to good validity and reliability. The A-KPPS can facilitate the assessment and treatment of pain in Arabic-speaking people with PD worldwide.
IMPLICATIONS FOR REHABILITATION
- Pain is a highly prevalent non-motor symptom of Parkinson’s disease (PD) that is often overlooked.
- The King’s PD Pain Scale (KPPS) is specially designed to assess pain localization, intensity, and frequency in people with PD.
- The Arabic translation of the KPPS is a valid and reliable tool for the assessment of pain in Arabic speaking people with PD.
Other Information
Published in: Disability and Rehabilitation
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
See article on publisher's website: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2023.2202416
Funding
Open Access funding provided by the Qatar National Library.
History
Language
- English
Publisher
Taylor & FrancisPublication Year
- 2023
License statement
This Item is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.Institution affiliated with
- Qatar University
- Qatar University Health - QU
- College of Health Sciences - QU HEALTH