01675nas a2200169   4500000000100000008004100001100001900042700001900061700001500080700001300095245012200108250001500230300001100245490000700256520119600263020004601459       2009                            d1 aC. Lda Menezes1 aCosta Leonardo1 aMcAuley J.1 aMaher C.00aSystematic review of cross-cultural adaptations of McGill Pain Questionnaire reveals a paucity of clinimetric testing  a2009/07/15  a934-430 v623 a<p>
OBJECTIVES: The objectives of this study were to identify the available cross-cultural adaptations of the McGill Pain Questionnaire (MPQ), to describe the clinimetric testing that has occurred for each adaptation and to evaluate both the quality of the adaptation procedures and the clinimetric testing for each version. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING: This study is a systematic review. Searches of the MEDLINE, EMBASE, and CINAHL databases were used to identify relevant studies. Data on the quality of the adaptation procedures and clinimetric testing were extracted using current guidelines. RESULTS: Forty-four different versions of the MPQ were identified representing 26 different languages/cultures. Regardless of the method of cross-cultural adaptation, clinimetric testing of the adapted questionnaires was generally poorly performed and for 18 versions no clinimetric testing has been undertaken. CONCLUSIONS: Although the MPQ has been adapted into a large number of languages, because of inadequate testing most of the adaptations have unknown clinimetric properties. This situation means that users should be cautious when interpreting scores from adapted questionnaires.
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