Cognitive Testing of PAIN Report It-Spanish in Monolingual Hispanic Adults.
Marie L Suarez, Rigoberto Angulo, Adam J Suarez and 5 others
PMID 37607372WHAT IT FOUND
Twenty Spanish-speaking adults completed a computerized pain assessment.
Most found the touch screen easy to use, but struggled with specific Spanish translations for pain depth and relief, and with differentiating similar pain descriptors. Minor wording changes are needed before clinical use.
Key findings
01Participants struggled with the Spanish translation for 'deep' pain, interpreting it as intensity instead.
02Eleven participants could not distinguish between 'some pain relief' and 'poor pain relief' in the Spanish translation.
03All participants had trouble retrieving or understanding the meaning of at least some pain quality descriptors.
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What it does not show
The sample was small (n=20) and predominantly female and from Mexico, limiting generalizability to other Hispanic subgroups or genders. Participants were recruited from the community, so only one had a cancer history, despite the tool's focus on cancer pain. The study did not evaluate the tool's diagnostic accuracy or effect on pain management outcomes, only user comprehension.
Declared interests
The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.
The easy way to misread this
Do not assume the Spanish version of the PAIN Report It is clinically validated for accurate pain measurement based on this study. It tested comprehension of translations and interface usability, not whether the tool correctly measures pain severity or guides effective treatment.