Psychometric Properties of Sinhala Version of Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire-2 (SF MPQ-2-Sin) among Patients with Cancer Pain in Sri Lanka

Table 1

Sample characteristics.

Demographic characteristics		Sample 1 (n = 207)		Sample 2 (n = 384)
		Frequency	Percentage	Frequency	Percentage
Age		Mean = 54.24, SD = ±13.18, range = 20–80 years		Mean = 56.17, SD = ±11.83, range = 19–88 years
Gender	Male	112	54.1	153	39.8
	Female	95	45.9	231	60.2
Race	Sinhala	182	87.9	333	86.7
	Tamil	16	7.7	33	8.6
	Muslim	4	1.9	15	3.9
	Burger	4	1.9	3	0.8
	Malay	1	0.5	—	—
Level of education	Not attended school	11	7.2	22	5.7
	Up to grade 5	85	41.1	150	39.1
	Up to ordinary level	71	34.3	127	33.1
	Up to advanced level	42	20.3	76	19.8
	Graduate	5	2.4	6	1.6
	Postgraduate	4	1.9	3	0.8
Marital status	Single	17	8.2	27	7.0
	Married	158	76.3	306	79.7
	Divorced	4	1.9	14	3.6
	Living together	1	0.5	—	—
	Widow	27	13.0	37	9.6