Validity and Reliability of Turkish Translation of Neuropathic Pain Impact on Quality-of-Life (NePIQoL) Questionnaire

WOS: 000383772700014PubMed: 26179674ObjectivesThe aim of this study was to adapt the Neuropathic Pain Impact on Quality-of-Life Questionnaire (NePIQoL) into Turkish and to test its validity and reliability in neuropathic pain patients. MethodsWe enrolled 200 chronic pain patients who admitted to the Neurology Department of Kirikkale University, Faculty of Medicine, in our study. Patients were diagnosed with neuropathic or nociceptive pain based on medical history, physical examination, electromyography and nerve conduction studies, laboratory examinations, and imaging techniques. Discriminant analysis was used to diagnose the neuropathic pain regarding sensitivity and specificity. The original version of the NePIQoL was translated into Turkish by standard procedures. ResultsTotal NePIQoL scores were statistically different between neuropathic and nociceptive pain patients in both the first and second NePIQoL applications (P