Psychometric testing in Portuguese of Helsinki’s chronic pain index for dogs with chronic signs of osteoarthritis

Author(s)

L.M. Matsubara ^[1] ; S.P.L. Luna ^[2] ; L.R. Teixeira ^[3] ; M.S. Castilho ^[4] ; A.H. Björkman ^[5] ; H.S. Oliveira ^[6] ; L.F.C. Anunciação ^[7]

Affiliation

^[1] Universidade Estadual Paulista - Brasil

^[2] Universidade Estadual Paulista - Brasil

^[3] Universidade Estadual Paulista - Brasil

^[4] Universidade Estadual Paulista - Brasil

^[5] University of Helsinki - Finlândia

^[6] Universidade Estadual Paulista - Brasil

^[7] Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro - Brasil

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia; v. 71, n. 1, p. 109-118, 2019-02-00.

Abstract

ABSTRACT We aimed to determine validity, reliability, and sensitivity of Helsinki’s chronic pain index (HCPI) and stablish a correlation between HCPI in dogs with hip dysplasia (HD) using pressure sensitive walkway. Forty-owners of dogs with HD and 16 owners of health dogs filled a questionnaire. Dogs with HD were treated with carprofen 4.4mg/kg (GT n= 21) or with placebo (GP n= 19), both were administered once a day for 4 weeks. Evaluation was performed by the owners using the questionnaire (HCPI), the Visual Analogue Scale for pain (VASpain) and the VAS for locomotion (VASloc). The evaluation was performed 2 weeks before the treatment began (A1), immediately after treatment (A2), two (S2), four (S4) and two weeks after the end of treatment (S6) and the lameness was evaluated by pressure sensitive walkway. The internal consistency of the data was considered excellent (Cronbach´α coefficient= 0.89). There was a moderate correlation between the HCPI and VASpain. For VASloc the correlation was good. However, there was no difference between treatments, indicating low sensibility. No correlation was observed between pressure sensitive walkway and HCPI. We concluded that the questionnaire has construct and criterion validity, reliability and can be applied in dogs with osteoarthritis in Portuguese-speaking countries. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 11/20619-0 - Correlation of Helsinki chronic pain index with kinetic and goniometric evaluation in dogs with hip dysplasia submitted to joint surgery for pain relief
• Grantee: Lídia Mitsuko Matsubara
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral
• FAPESP's process: 10/08967-0 - Evaluation of clinical and experimental pain in animals
• Grantee: Stelio Pacca Loureiro Luna
• Support Opportunities: Research Projects - Thematic Grants