INVESTIGADORES
BIURRUN MANRESA JosÉ Alberto
artículos
Título:
Personalized pain management: The relationship between clinical relevance and reliability of measurements
Autor/es:
MISTA, CHRISTIAN ARIEL; INTELANGELO, LEONARDO; BIURRUN MANRESA, JOSÉ
Revista:
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PAIN
Editorial:
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
Referencias:
Año: 2023 vol. 27 p. 1056 - 1064
ISSN:
1090-3801
Resumen:
Reliability is a topic in health science in which a critical appraisal of the magnitudes of the measurements is often left aside to favour a formulaic analysis. Furthermore, the relationship between clinical relevance and reliability of measurements is often overlooked. In this context, the aim of the present article is to provide an overview of the design and analysis of reliability studies, the interpretation of the reliability of measurements and its relationship to clinical significance in the context of pain research and management. The article is divided in two parts: the first part contains a step-by-step guide with simple and straightforward recommendations for the design and analysis of a reliability study, with a relevant example involving a commonly used assessment measure in pain research. The second part provides deeper insight about the interpretation of the results of a reliability study and the association between the reliability of measurements and their experimental and clinical relevance.
