Cross Cultural Adaptation and Validation of Italian Version of the Leeds Assessment of Neuropathic Symptoms and Signs Scale and Pain DETECT Questionnaire for the Distinction between Nociceptive and Neuropathic Pain
Table 3
Details of sections B, C, and D of PD-Q scores in NeP and NoP groups at the baseline.
Section B pain course pattern
NeP group N (%)
NoP group N (%)
Persistent pain with slight fluctuations
9 (18%)
6 (12%)
Persistent pain with pain attacks
16 (32%)
6 (12%)
Pain attacks without pain between them
17 (34%)
32 (64%)
Pain attacks with pain between them
8 (16%)
6 (12%)
Missing responses (not answered)
0
0
Section C does your pain irradiate to other regions of your body?
NeP group N (%)
NoP group N (%)
Yes
8 (16%)
11 (22%)
No
42 (84%)
39 (78%)
Missing responses (not answered)
0
0
Section D
NeP group N (%)
NoP group N (%)
Pain descriptors
No
Hardly noticed
Slightly
Moderately
Strongly
Very strongly
No
Hardly noticed
Slightly
Moderately
Strongly
Very strongly
1. Do you suffer from a burning sensation (eg, stinging nettles) in the marked areas?
0
0
17 (34%)
25 (50%)
0
8 (16%)
30 (60%)
9 (18%)
11 (22%)
0
0
0
2. Do you have a tingling or prickling sensation in the area of your pain (like crawling ants or electrical tingling)?
0
0
8 (16%)
26 (52%)
8 (16%)
8 (16%)
39 (78%)
2 (4%)
9 (18%)
0
0
0
3. Is light touching (clothing, a blanket) in this area painful?
9 (18%)
0
17 (34%)
16 (32%)
8 (16%)
0
50 (100%)
0
0
0
0
0
4. Do you have sudden pain attacks in the area of your pain, like electric shocks?
0
0
9 (18%)
16 (32%)
17 (34%)
8 (16%)
33 (66%)
12 (24%)
5 (10%)
0
0
0
5. Is cold or heat (bath water) in this area occasionally painful?
0
0
0
9 (18%)
41 (82%)
0
50 (100%)
0
0
0
0
0
6. Do you suffer from a sensation of numbness in the areas that you marked?
8 (16%)
0
0
9 (18%)
33 (66%)
0
23 (46%)
17 (34%)
0
7 (14%)
3 (6%)
0
7. Does slight pressure in this area, for example, with a finger, trigger pain?
9 (18%)
0
9 (18%)
16 (32%)
8 (16%)
8 (16%)
29 (58%)
0
5 (10%)
7 (14%)
9 (18%)
0
Note. Discrete variables are expressed as numbers (N) and percentages (%). Abbreviations: PD-Q: pain DETECT- questionnaire; NeP: neuropathic pain; NoP: nociceptive pain.
