title: The McGill Pain Questionnaire constructed for the Dutch language (MPQ-DV). Preliminary data concerning reliability and validity.
abstract: The Dutch version of the McGill Pain Questionnaire was composed mainly by following R. Melzack's methodological design. The recommendations of the Finnish research team were considered and integrated. In the first phase as wide an inventory of pain descriptions as possible was drawn up. In the second phase, these pain descriptions were categorized by pain experts and students according to quality aspects. In the third phase the pain descriptions were judged according to intensity aspect as well by pain experts, by students and by pain patients. Finally a fourth phase was set up to obtain insight into the reliability and validity of the McGill Pain Questionnaire - Dutch Version (MPQ-DV).
authors: Department of Psychology, Center for Clinical Assessment, LouvainBelgium Department of Anesthesiohgy, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, LouvainBelgium Department of Neurology, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, LouvainBelgium.
authors: Karine
authors: K
authors: Vanderiet
authors: Hugo
authors: H
authors: Adriaensen
authors: Herwig
authors: H
authors: Carton
authors: Hans
authors: H
authors: Vertommen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003718:Denmark; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D010147:Pain Measurement / Q000379:methods*; D011786:Quality Control