title: [Chronic pain patient's acceptance and satisfaction with their analgesic medication. Development and validation of the QAMPAS questionnaire].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  A newly developed questionnaire to measure the satisfaction of chronic pain patients with their analgetic treatment is introduced.
  
  
  METHODS
  Based on pilot studies, a multidimensional questionnaire (QAMPAS) for the measurement of patient satisfaction was developed. In addition to a module on general patient satisfaction, it includes two specific modules with regard to medical treatment using tablets and transdermal systems (patches). In a validation study the questionnaire was administered at two measurement points to ambulatory chronic pain patients.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The QAMPAS subscales possess satisfactory psychometric properties. Medication-specific satisfaction shows a well-differentiated multidimensional structure. With minor limitations, correlations with the general patient satisfaction module and the SF-36 and BPI subscales indicate it to be a valid instrument.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The QAMPAS questionnaire is a standardized instrument with satisfactory psychometric properties for the measurement of patient satisfaction with their analgesic treatment.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Methoden der Community Medicine, Universität Greifswald.
authors.forename: C O
authors.initials: CO
authors.lastname: Schmidt
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hastedt
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Anderson-Hillemacher
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kohlmann
mesh_terms: D000700:Analgesics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics