Cross-cultural adaptation, evaluation and validation of the Spouse Response Inventory: a study protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Since the response of spouses has been proven to be an important reinforcement of pain behaviour and disability it has been addressed in research and therapy. Fordyce suggested pain behaviour and well behaviour be considered in explaining suffering in chronic pain patients. Among existing instruments concerning spouse's responses the aspect of well behaviour has not been examined so far. The SRI (Spouse Response Inventory) tries to consider pain behaviour and well behaviour and appears to be acceptable because of its brevity and close proximity to daily language. The aim of the study is the translation into German, followed by evaluation and validation, of the SRI on a German sample of patients with chronic pain.

Methods and analyses

The study is comprehensively

SUBMITTER: Kaiser U 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4202021 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature