title: A computerized survey of pain in Parkinson's disease patients: A pilot feasibility study.
abstract: Approximately two thirds of Parkinson's disease (PD) patients exhibit bothersome pain symptoms that oftentimes go unrecognized. In this study, 14 patients with PD volunteered to complete a computerized version of the McGill Pain Questionnaire using the PAINReportIt interactive software to assess the feasibility of acquiring real-time pain data in a clinical setting. 100% of the subjects completed >90% of questions in an average of 19.9 min; however, some subjects (n = 4, 28.6%) required physical assistance. 92.9% (n = 13) of subjects supported use of PAINReportIt across all measures. PAINReportIt was feasible as a data-collection modality among our PD cohort, and with modifications may be used as both an investigative instrument and clinical tool for the evaluation of PD-related pain syndromes.
authors.affiliation: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Department of Neurology, Chicago, IL, USA.
authors.forename: David B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Page
authors.forename: Frances
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Weaver
authors.forename: Diana J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Wilkie
authors.forename: Tanya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Simuni
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003936:Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010146:Pain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D010147:Pain Measurement / Q000379:methods*; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000150:complications*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires