Table 5. Summary of results Delphi procedure.
| Q# | Question | Category | Subcategory | MSP+CS | NP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) Median (IQR) |
No. of items | Mean (SD) Median (IQR) |
No. of items | ||||
| Q1a | Mean pain intensity last 7 days (NRS 0–10) | 5.83 (1.41) 5 (2) |
6.44 (2.07) 7 (2) |
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| Q1b | Most intense pain last 7 days (NRS 0–10) | 7.67 (1.22) 7 (1) |
7.94 (1.7) 8 (2) |
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| Q1c | Least pain last 7 days (NRS) | 3.78 (1.43) 3.5 (1) |
4.33 (2.24) 4 (2) |
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| Mean | No. of items | Mean | No. of items | ||||
| Q2 | Frequency of pain | constant | X | X | |||
| intermittent | X | X | |||||
| Q3 | Pain duration | constant | X | X | |||
| variable | X | X | |||||
| Q4 | Course of a pain episode | constant with flashes | - | 7.3 | - | ||
| constant with waves | 5.83 | - | |||||
| Q5 | Time of pain occurence | any time | X | X | |||
| no pattern | X | X | |||||
| Q6 | Pain trigger | psychoemotional | 6.8 | 14 | 4.3 | 1 | |
| bodily factors | 6.4 | 4.9 | |||||
| motor stimuli | 8.1 | 5 | 4.9 | 7 | |||
| sensory stimuli | 4.6 | 2 | 4.9 | 2 | |||
| context factors | 7.1 | 3 | - | - | |||
| no trigger | 5.7 | 1 | 4.3 | 1 | |||
| Q7 | Pain relieve | bodily | 7.2 | 16 | 5.3 | 3 | |
| psychoemotional | 6.4 | 27 | 3.8 | 4 | |||
| Q8 | Pain excacerbation | bodily | 6.7 | 9 | 4.9 | 2 | |
| psychoemotional | 6.5 | 30 | 3.1 | 2 | |||
| context factors | 6.9 | 2 | 3.9 | 7 | |||
| no factors | - | - | 4.0 | 1 | |||
| Q9 | Change of pain | worsening | X | 17 | X | 7 | |
| improvement | X | 8 | X | 8 | |||
| change | - | - | X | 3 | |||
| Q10 | Allodynia | Stimuli | 7.5 | 1 | 5.2 | 4 | |
| Movement | 7.2 | 20 | 4.9 | 9 | |||
| Activities | 6.4 | 7 | 3.3 | 1 | |||
| Q11 | Hyperalgesia | mechanical stimuli | 7.7 | 1 | 3.3 | 1 | |
| Q12 | Pain characteristic | ||||||
| Emotional | 7.63 | 3 | 8 | 3 | |||
| quality | Burning | 6.9 | 1 | 6.3 | 1 | ||
| Shooting | 6.75 | 2 | 6.73 | 3 | |||
| Dull | 6.55 | 3 | 6.0 | 1 | |||
| Stiff | 6.13 | 4 | 3.3 | 1 | |||
| Numb | 6.1 | 3 | - | - | |||
| Cramping | 5.93 | 3 | - | - | |||
| Sharp | 5.84 | 5 | 5.26 | 5 | |||
| Throbbing | 5.36 | 5 | 3.7 | 1 | |||
| tingling | - | - | 5.7 | 1 | |||
| Spatial | Radiating | 7.7 | 1 | - | - | ||
| Moving | 6.6 | 1 | - | - | |||
| Q13 | Associated phenomena: | ||||||
| Q13a | Body | Somatic | 6.2 | 17 | 5.6 | 9 | |
| head | 8.3 | 1 | - | - | |||
| skin | 6.8 | 3 | - | - | |||
| nasopharangyal | 5.8 | 4 | - | - | |||
| cardiovascular | 5.8 | 2 | - | - | |||
| eyes | 5.7 | 6 | - | - | |||
| gastrointestinal | 5.5 | 2 | - | - | |||
| Musculoskeletal | - | - | 4.9 | 8 | |||
| Psychosomatic | 6.4 | 5 | 5.2 | 8 | |||
| Sensory | 7.0 | 10 | 4.9 | 3 | |||
| Temperature | 7.3 | 5 | - | - | |||
| Visual | 7.2 | 1 | - | - | |||
| Acoustic | 7.0 | 1 | - | - | |||
| Paraesthesia | 6.4 | 3 | 8 | 1 | |||
| Q13b | Mental ability | Reduced motivation | 7.2 | 8 | 6.0 | 3 | |
| Inner drive | 7.7 | 4 | 6.7 | 2 | |||
| Perseverance | 6.7 | 4 | 5.3 | 1 | |||
| Reduced Vigilance | |||||||
| fatigue | 7.5 | 2 | 5.1 | 2 | |||
| lack of concentration | 6.8 | 3 | 6.4 | 4 | |||
| memory deficits | 6.3 | 1 | 5.7 | 2 | |||
| ability to react | 5.5 | 2 | - | - | |||
| attention | 5.3 (deficit) | 2 | 3.4 (improvement) | 2 | |||
| Impaired ability to communicate | 5.8 | 4.8 | |||||
| sending information | 6.2 | 4 | 4.8 | 3 | |||
| receiving information | 5.3 | 1 | - | - | |||
| Reduced resilience | 7.2 | 4 | - | - | |||
| increased sensitivity | 7.5 | 2 | - | - | |||
| Reduced patience | 6.9 | 2 | - | - | |||
| Q13c | Psyche | Emotions | 5.5 | 3.8 | |||
| Stability | 6.0 | 5 | - | - | |||
| Mood | 5.7 | 5 | 3.8 | 4 | |||
| Self esteem | 4.5 | 2 | - | - | |||
| Volition (“Antrieb”) | 6.0 | 4 | 3.0 | 1 | |||
| Social aspects | 5.5 | - | - | ||||
| Behaviour | 6.5 | 2 | - | - | |||
| Interaction | 4.4 | 8 | - | - | |||
| Attitude | - | - | 4.6 | 11 | |||
| Q13d | ADL | Time management | 7.2 | 3 | - | - | |
| Areas of life | 5.6 | 5.3 | |||||
| Work / household | 6.5 | 7 | 6.8 | 2 | |||
| Leisure time | 5.8 | 6 | 5.9 | 17 | |||
| Hobbies | 5.6 | 4 | - | - | |||
| Sport | 4.6 | 2 | 4.5 | 2 | |||
| Social behaviour | 5.4 | 4 | 4.3 | 3 |
X = Not applicable