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Acronym
PCS

Description
The Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS) is a measure of pain-specific catastrophizing. Pain catastrophizing is characterized as the tendency to magnify the level of threat associated with perceived or anticipated pain, to feel helpless in the face of pain, and to focus excessively on pain sensations

Area of assessment
Pain.

Condition
Cardiovascular, Gastroenterology, Geriatric, Gynecology, Health, Hematology, Infectious disease, Metabolic /endocrine, Neurology, Obstetric, Oncology, Orthopedic /rheumatology, Palliative, Psychiatric, Renal, Urogenital, Oral health, Cosmetic / Plastic Surgery, Dermatology, Ent, Occupation, Pulmonary, Rehabilitation, Women's health.

Age Group
Adult- over 19 years

Literature on Arabic translation/validation of measure
Author/link to article Publication year Population Sample Size Access to measure
Age Gender Condition Country
Terkawi, A. S. 2017 The average age was 52 (SD = 17) Both patients Saudi Arabia
113 Free
Huijer,H. A. 2017 18 and above Both patients Lebanon
150

Acronym
DN4

Description
The DN4 includes a 4-section, 10-item checklist assessing neuropathic pain. Seven items are associated with the characteristics of pain (burning, painful cold, electric shocks) and pain associated symptoms (tingling, pins and needles, numbness, itching), and three items are related to neurological examination in the area of the pain (hypoesthesia to touch, hypoesthesia to prick, brushing).

Area of assessment
Pain, Sensation.

Condition
Neurology.

Age Group
Adult- over 19 years

Literature on Arabic translation/validation of measure
Author/link to article Publication year Population Sample Size Access to measure
Age Gender Condition Country
Harifi, G. 2011 mean age 49.5 +/- 12.4 years Both patients Morocco
170
Terkawi, A. S. 2017 51 (SD = 15.5) Both patients Saudi Arabia
142 Free

Acronym
NPQ-SF

Description
The Neuropathic Pain Questionnaire-Short Form (NPQ-SF) is the shortest diagnostic tool for the assessment of neuropathic pain, designed with the goal to differentiate between neuropathic and nonneuropathic pain. The NPQ-SF consists of 3 items assessing tingling pain, numbness, and increased pain due to touch.

Area of assessment
Pain.

Condition
Neurology.

Age Group
Adult- over 19 years

Literature on Arabic translation/validation of measure
Author/link to article Publication year Population Sample Size Access to measure
Age Gender Condition Country
Terkawi, A. S. 2017 51 (SD = 15.5) Both patients Saudi Arabia
142 Free

Acronym
SF-MPQ

Description
The Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire (SF-MPQ) is used to assess sensory, affective, and evaluative dimensions of pain.It consists of a 15-item checklist assessing the sensory dimension (throbbing, shooting, stabbing, sharp, cramping, gnawing, hot-burning, aching, heavy, tender, and splitting) and affective dimension (tiring-exhausting, sickening, fearful, and punishing-cruel) of the pain experience.

Area of assessment
Pain.

Condition
Cardiovascular, Gynecology, Neurology, Orthopedic /rheumatology, Rehabilitation, Urogenital, Women's health, Oral health, Cosmetic / Plastic Surgery, Dermatology, Gastroenterology, Geriatric, Health, Hematology, Infectious disease, Metabolic /endocrine, Obstetric, Oncology, Palliative, Psychiatric, Pulmonary, Renal.

Age Group
Adult- over 19 years

Literature on Arabic translation/validation of measure
Author/link to article Publication year Population Sample Size Access to measure
Age Gender Condition Country
Terkawi, A. S. 2017 51 years (SD = 16) Both patients Saudi Arabia
142 Free

Acronym
OKS

Description
A 12 item short self-reported scale designed to evaluate pain and function in individuals undergoing total knee arthroplasty

Area of assessment
Function/disability/performance, Pain.

Condition
Orthopedic /rheumatology, Rehabilitation.

Age Group
Adult- over 19 years

Literature on Arabic translation/validation of measure
Author/link to article Publication year Population Sample Size Access to measure
Age Gender Condition Country
Alghadir A. H. 2017 40 - 80 Male Patients Saudi Arabia
97
Ahmed, K 2019 18 - 70 Both patients Egypt
100 Free
Bin Sheeha, Bodor 2020 62 ± 8 Both Not available 100

Acronym
Not available

Description
An interviewer-administered questionnaire in Arabic language comprising two sets of questions. The first set includes personal and sociodemographic data together with a screening question regarding the presence of headaches over the last year. The second set defines the type and pattern of headaches according to the International Classification of Headache Disorders criteria.

Area of assessment
Pain.

Condition
Health.

Age Group
Other

Literature on Arabic translation/validation of measure
Author/link to article Publication year Population Sample Size Access to measure
Age Gender Condition Country
El-Sherbiny, N. A. 2017 41.2±10.9 Both Not available Egypt
232

Acronym
LANSS

Description
A tool used to identify patients in whom neuropathic mechanisms dominate their pain experience. The LANSS consists of five items on self-reported pain symptoms and two items on the findings of a simple clinical examination to assess the presence of allodynia and pin-prick threshold.

Area of assessment
Pain, Symptoms.

Condition
Neurology.

Age Group
Adult- over 19 years

Literature on Arabic translation/validation of measure
Author/link to article Publication year Population Sample Size Access to measure
Age Gender Condition Country
Garoushi, S. 2017 ≥ 18 Both Formal diagnosis of diabetes Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
110

Acronym
SPADI

Description
A measure of current shoulder pain and disability in an outpatient setting. SPADI contains 13 items that assess two domains; a 5-item subscale that measures pain and an 8-item subscale that measures disability.

Area of assessment
Function/disability/performance, Pain.

Condition
Orthopedic /rheumatology, Rehabilitation.

Age Group
Adult- over 19 years

Literature on Arabic translation/validation of measure
Author/link to article Publication year Population Sample Size Access to measure
Age Gender Condition Country
Alsanawi, H 2015 21 - older Both patients with shoulder pain and dysfunction Saudi Arabia
64

Acronym
ID-P

Description
A screening tool for neuropathic pain

Area of assessment
Pain, Screening/risk.

Condition
Neurology.

Age Group
Adult- over 19 years

Literature on Arabic translation/validation of measure
Author/link to article Publication year Population Sample Size Access to measure
Age Gender Condition Country
Abu-Shaheen, A 2018 48.4 ±12.0
48.9±14.5
Both
Both
patients diagnosed with NP
Patients with NocP
Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia
153
222
Ababneh, A 2021 mean age was 56.1 years (SD = 9.5) Both patients with diabetic foot ulcers. Jordan
90

Acronym
BBQ

Description
The Back Beliefs Questionnaire (BBQ) is a condition specific, patient reported outcome used to measure attitudes and beliefs concerning the future consequences of LBP, with regards to recovery and return to work. The pain-related fear is may affect daily activities and the development of disability due to unsuitable representations of danger, either painful, crippling or destructive and the usefulness of the majority of treatments.

Area of assessment
Beliefs, Pain.

Condition
Orthopedic /rheumatology, Rehabilitation.

Age Group
Adult- over 19 years

Literature on Arabic translation/validation of measure
Author/link to article Publication year Population Sample Size Access to measure
Age Gender Condition Country
Maki, D. 2017 Both Patients with low back pain Bahrain
199
Alamrani, S. 2016 43.7 Both individuals with low back pain Saudi Arabia
115 Contact Author

Acronym
FABQ

Description
The FABQ measures the effects that fear and avoidance beliefs have on work and on physical activity

Area of assessment
Beliefs, Function/disability/performance, Pain, Physical activity.

Condition
Orthopedic /rheumatology, Rehabilitation.

Age Group
Adult- over 19 years

Literature on Arabic translation/validation of measure
Author/link to article Publication year Population Sample Size Access to measure
Age Gender Condition Country
Alanazi, F. 2017 18 - 65 Both patients With Low Back Pain. Saudi Arabia
110
Laufer, Y. 2012 Both patients Israel
122

Acronym
QDS

Description
A condition-specific questionnaire developed to measure the level of functional disability for patients with low back pain.

Area of assessment
Function/disability/performance, Pain.

Condition
Orthopedic /rheumatology.

Age Group
Adult- over 19 years

Literature on Arabic translation/validation of measure
Author/link to article Publication year Population Sample Size Access to measure
Age Gender Condition Country
Alnahhal, A. 2012 33.4 - +9.2 Both Low Back Pain Palestine
148

Acronym
RMDQ

Description
A questionnaire designed to assess self-rated physical disability caused by low back pain developed from the Sickness Impact Profile.

Area of assessment
Function/disability/performance, Pain.

Condition
Orthopedic /rheumatology, Rehabilitation.

Age Group
Adult- over 19 years

Literature on Arabic translation/validation of measure
Author/link to article Publication year Population Sample Size Access to measure
Age Gender Condition Country
Maaroufi, H. 2007 22 - 73 Both low back pain Morocco
76
Maki, D. 2014 18 - older Both back pain Bahrain
17
SHEBBO, F 2021 61.43 ± 17.22 Both Patients Lebanon
122

Acronym
PROMIS (selected items for RA)

Description
PROMIS measures were developed by the NIH as standardized assessments of many patient-reported outcome domains—including pain, fatigue, emotional distress, physical functioning and social role participation—based on common metrics that allow for comparisons across domains, across chronic diseases, and with the general population.

Area of assessment
anxiety, Function/disability/performance, Mental health, Pain.

Condition
Orthopedic /rheumatology.

Age Group
Adult- over 19 years

Literature on Arabic translation/validation of measure
Author/link to article Publication year Population Sample Size Access to measure
Age Gender Condition Country
Mahmoud, Geilan A. 2018 41.5 ± 11 Both patients with rheumatoid arthritis Egypt
120 Free

Acronym
PRISM

Description
Used to measure the patient's perceived burden of suffering due to his/her illness. The PRISM quantitatively measures the subjective position of the patient’s illness in relation to self, while the therapist simultaneously elicits a narrative of how illness influences a patient’s identity

Area of assessment
Pain, Perception.

Condition
Not defined.

Age Group
Adult- over 19 years

Literature on Arabic translation/validation of measure
Author/link to article Publication year Population Sample Size Access to measure
Age Gender Condition Country
Brady, B 2019 18 - above Both chronic pain patients Australia
251

Acronym
SBT

Description
A questionnaire aiming at screening prognostic indicators in Low Back pain patients, categorizing patients into risk-groups and guide treatment.

Area of assessment
Pain.

Condition
Orthopedic /rheumatology, Rehabilitation.

Age Group
Adult- over 19 years

Literature on Arabic translation/validation of measure
Author/link to article Publication year Population Sample Size Access to measure
Age Gender Condition Country
Elsabbagh, L 2019 18 - 60 Both low back pain patients Saudi Arabia
59

Acronym
LKS

Description
The Lysholm Knee Scale (LKS) is divided into eight sections that assess instability (25 marks), pain (25 marks), catching (15 marks), stair climbing (10 marks), swelling (10 marks), need for support (5 marks), squatting (5 marks), and limping (5 marks)

Area of assessment
Function/disability/performance, Pain, Physical activity.

Condition
Orthopedic /rheumatology, Rehabilitation.

Age Group
Adult- over 19 years

Literature on Arabic translation/validation of measure
Author/link to article Publication year Population Sample Size Access to measure
Age Gender Condition Country
Ahmed, K 2019 18 - 70 Both patients Egypt
100 Free

Acronym
PSAS

Description
The PSAS is a tool that is used to assess scars. It is a subscale of the Patient and Observer scar assessment scale (POSAS) and includes 6 items (pain, itching, color, stiffness, thickness, and irregularity), ,

Area of assessment
Pain, Sensation, Symptoms.

Condition
Dermatology.

Age Group
Other

Literature on Arabic translation/validation of measure
Author/link to article Publication year Population Sample Size Access to measure
Age Gender Condition Country
Aldrees, T 2019 18 - 63 Both patients Saudi Arabia
50 Not available

Acronym
AKPS

Description
Is a 13-item screening instrument designed to assess patellofemoral pain in adolescents and young adults, with a variable ordinal response format.

Area of assessment
Pain.

Condition
Orthopedic /rheumatology, Rehabilitation.

Age Group
Other

Literature on Arabic translation/validation of measure
Author/link to article Publication year Population Sample Size Access to measure
Age Gender Condition Country
Hamdan, M 2019 Both patients Jordan
127

Acronym
BCTQ

Description
A self-administered questionnaire for the assessment of severity of symptoms and functional status of patients with carpal tunnel syndrome. It contains two scales, the Symptom Severity Scale (SSS) which has 11 questions and and the 8 item Functional Status Scale (FSS) .

Area of assessment
Pain, Function/disability/performance, Symptoms.

Condition
Orthopedic /rheumatology, Rehabilitation.

Age Group
Adult- over 19 years

Literature on Arabic translation/validation of measure
Author/link to article Publication year Population Sample Size Access to measure
Age Gender Condition Country
Hamzeh, H 2019 Both patients Jordan
101
Alanazy, M 2019 Both patients Saudi Arabia
134 Not available
Hamzeh, H 2021 Both patients with carpal tunnel syndrome Jordan
101 Contact Author


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Articles last updated: December 2020