Validation of the Hebrew version of the questionnaire “know pain 50”

Gili Eshel; Baruch Harash; Maayan Ben Sasson; Amir Minerbi; Simon Vulfsons; Gili Eshel; Baruch Harash; Maayan Ben Sasson; Amir Minerbi; Simon Vulfsons

doi:10.3934/medsci.2022006

AIMS Medical Science

2022, Volume 9, Issue 1: 51-64. doi: 10.3934/medsci.2022006

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Validation of the Hebrew version of the questionnaire “know pain 50”

1.
Institute of Pain Medicine, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel
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Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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Azrieli Faculty of Medicine in the Galilee, Bar-Ilan University, Zefat, Israel
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Clalit Health Care Services, Northern Division, Israel

Received: 01 November 2021 Revised: 13 February 2022 Accepted: 21 February 2022 Published: 17 March 2022

Introduction
The “Know Pain 50” questionnaire, a well-known and validated questionnaire used to examine medical staff's knowledge in pain medicine, was translated and validated into Hebrew for Israeli medical staff. The questionnaire consists of 50 questions: the first five assess knowledge in pain medicine alone and the other 45 assess knowledge alongside attitudes and beliefs in many aspects of pain medicine.

Background
There is great importance in understanding the complexity of pain medicine for patients suffering from chronic pain. Many physicians in Israel report a lack of knowledge in many aspects of pain medicine and in particular proper evaluation of pain, and treatment of chronic pain. To the best of our knowledge, there are no valid and reliable questionnaires in Israel that assess physicians' knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs regarding pain medicine. Therefore, validation of a Hebrew version of the “know pain 50” questionnaire is necessary.

Methods
A transcultural adaptation was performed. The Hebrew version of the questionnaire was given to 16 pain specialists, 40 family practitioners, and 41 medical interns. Family practitioners and medical interns were grouped and compared to pain specialists for analysis.

Findings
In the complete questionnaire alone and in all the different domains, pain specialists received higher scores (median = 3.5) than family practitioners + medical interns combined (median = 2.74), the group of family practitioners alone (median = 2.6), and the group of the medical interns alone (median = 2.9). (P-value < 0.01).

Conclusions
The validated Hebrew version of the “Know Pain 50” questionnaire was found suitable for the Israeli medical community. Thus, it is an appropriate tool for assessing different levels of knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs of Israeli medical teams in pain medicine.
- Know Pain 50,
- pain assessment,
- education,
- validation
Citation: Gili Eshel, Baruch Harash, Maayan Ben Sasson, Amir Minerbi, Simon Vulfsons. Validation of the Hebrew version of the questionnaire “know pain 50”[J]. AIMS Medical Science, 2022, 9(1): 51-64. doi: 10.3934/medsci.2022006

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Abstract

Introduction

The “Know Pain 50” questionnaire, a well-known and validated questionnaire used to examine medical staff's knowledge in pain medicine, was translated and validated into Hebrew for Israeli medical staff. The questionnaire consists of 50 questions: the first five assess knowledge in pain medicine alone and the other 45 assess knowledge alongside attitudes and beliefs in many aspects of pain medicine.

Background

There is great importance in understanding the complexity of pain medicine for patients suffering from chronic pain. Many physicians in Israel report a lack of knowledge in many aspects of pain medicine and in particular proper evaluation of pain, and treatment of chronic pain. To the best of our knowledge, there are no valid and reliable questionnaires in Israel that assess physicians' knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs regarding pain medicine. Therefore, validation of a Hebrew version of the “know pain 50” questionnaire is necessary.

Methods

A transcultural adaptation was performed. The Hebrew version of the questionnaire was given to 16 pain specialists, 40 family practitioners, and 41 medical interns. Family practitioners and medical interns were grouped and compared to pain specialists for analysis.

Findings

In the complete questionnaire alone and in all the different domains, pain specialists received higher scores (median = 3.5) than family practitioners + medical interns combined (median = 2.74), the group of family practitioners alone (median = 2.6), and the group of the medical interns alone (median = 2.9). (P-value < 0.01).

Conclusions

The validated Hebrew version of the “Know Pain 50” questionnaire was found suitable for the Israeli medical community. Thus, it is an appropriate tool for assessing different levels of knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs of Israeli medical teams in pain medicine.

Acknowledgments

Elon Eisenberg (Data collection), May Haddad (Data collection), Eyal Ben-Bassat (Data collection), John Kent (Data collection), Bosmat Eshel-Ekstein (Editing), Yael Ekstein (Editing), Or Galant (Editing).

Conflict of interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest in this paper.

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