Table 4Comparative External Responsiveness based on (AUC) Values for Detecting Any Improvement

Study (sample size)Pain Measures
BPI (total)PEGSF-36 BPSPROMISRMDQCPGNRSODI
Kean 201635 (n=244)0.730.710.68Range 0.56 to 0.61a-
Krebs 201037 RCT (n=205)0.810.780.72-0.81Range 0.75 to 0.78b
Krebs 201037 Cohort (n=222)0.780.730.68-0.70Range 0.65 to 0.75b
Maughan 201063 (n=48)0.640.500.67
Stewart 200756 (n=134)0.73Range 0.68 to 0.70c

AUC=Area Under the Curve (Values range 0.5 (the same as chance) to 1.0 (perfect discrimination) and are interpreted as the probability of a measure correctly discriminating between participants who have improved and those who have not improved). BPI= Brief Pain Inventory; CPG= Chronic Pain Grade Questionnaire; ODI=Oswestry Disability Index; PROMIS=Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System; RCT=randomized controlled trial; SF-36 BPS=Short Form (36) Bodily Pain Scale

a

Three versions were administered: 1) PROMIS-29 Profile Pain Interference Short Form (4-item). AUC=0.56; 2) PROMIS-57 Profile Pain Interference Short Form (8-item). AUC=0.57; 3) PROMIS Pain Interference Short Form 6b(6-item). AUC=0.61.

b

Pain intensity and disability

c

Two measures administered, pain intensity and pain bothersomeness

From: Rapid Evidence Review: Measures for Patients with Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain

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Rapid Evidence Review: Measures for Patients with Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain [Internet].
Goldsmith ES, Murdoch M, Taylor B, et al.
Washington (DC): Department of Veterans Affairs (US); 2017 Aug.

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