title: Psychometric evaluation of the Spanish version of the MPI-SCI.
abstract: METHODS
  Postal surveys.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To confirm the factor structure of the Spanish version of the MPI-SCI (MPI-SCI-S, Multidimensional Pain Inventory in the SCI population) and to test its internal consistency and construct validity in a Spanish population.
  
  
  METHODS
  Guttmann Institute, Barcelona, Spain.
  
  
  METHODS
  The MPI-SCI-S along with Spanish measures of pain intensity (Numerical Rating Scale), pain interference (Brief Pain Inventory), functional independence (Functional Independence Measure), depression (Beck Depression Inventory), locus of control (Multidimensional health Locus of Control), support (Functional Social Support Questionnaire (Duke-UNC)), psychological well-being (Psychological Global Well-Being Index) and demographic/injury characteristics were assessed in persons with spinal cord injury (SCI) and chronic pain (n=126).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Confirmatory factor analysis suggested an adequate factor structure for the MPI-SCI-S. The internal consistency of the MPI-SCI-S subscales ranged from acceptable (r=0.66, Life Control) to excellent (r=0.94, Life Interference). All MPI-SCI-S subscales showed adequate construct validity, with the exception of the Negative and Solicitous Responses subscales.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The Spanish version of the MPI-SCI is adequate for evaluating chronic pain impact following SCI in a Spanish-speaking population. Future studies should include additional measures of pain-related support in the Spanish-speaking SCI population.
authors.affiliation: Institut Guttmann, Institut Universitari de Neurorehabilitació adscrit a la UAB, Badalona, Spain. dsoler@guttmann.com
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Soler
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Cruz-Almeida
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Saurí
authors.forename: E G
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Widerström-Noga
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living / Q000523:psychology; D015984:Causality; D059350:Chronic Pain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D015897:Comorbidity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010147:Pain Measurement / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015995:Prevalence; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012307:Risk Factors; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014175:Translating; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology