FRI0342 Measuring Pain Intensity in Older Adults with “Multisite” Peripheral Joint Pain Using a Composite Score

Finney, A.; Dziedzic, K.; Lewis, M.; Ryan, S.; Healey, E.

Abstract

Background Individuals with peripheral joint pain and osteoarthritis (OA) commonly experience pain in more than one joint site, yet the majority of studies focus on pain at a single site. Pain intensity is the single most assessed dimension in pain assessment. No standardised method of scoring multisite pain intensity as a composite score has been previously developed.

Objectives This study investigated a composite mean pain intensity score for multisite peripheral joint pain (joint pain in two or more sites from the hands, hips, knees and feet) in a community dwelling population of adults aged 45 years and over.

• Journal Article Type: Conference Paper
• Online Publication Date: Jun 9, 2015
• Publication Date: 2015-06
• Deposit Date: May 30, 2023
• Journal: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
• Print ISSN: 0003-4967
• Electronic ISSN: 1468-2060
• Publisher: BMJ Publishing Group
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 74
• Issue: Suppl 2
• Pages: 549.1-549
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2015-eular.4131
• Keywords: General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Immunology; Immunology and Allergy; Rheumatology