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Table 2 Results of statistical analysis on test-retest reliability of the FPQ questions

From: Self-administered version of the Fabry-associated pain questionnaire for adult patients

saFPQ question

AC1-statistic (95 % confidence interval)

Scale

Statistics

1) Do you have permanent pain in adulthood or did you have permanent pain in childhood?

Adulthood: 0.901 (0.766–1)

Nominal

AC1

Childhood: 0.834 (0.697–0.971)

2) Do you have pain attacks in adulthood or did you have pain attacks in childhood?

Adulthood: 0.939 (0.855–1)

Nominal

AC1

Childhood: 0.875 (0.757–0.993)

2a) If you have pain attacks in adulthood or if you had pain attacks in childhood: how often did/how often do these pain attacks occur and for how long did/how long do these pain attacks last?

No statistics

  

3) Do you have pain crises in adulthood or did you have pain crises in childhood?

Adulthood: 0.714 (0.520–0.908)

Nominal

AC1

Childhood: 0.801 (0.652–0.950)

3a) If you have pain crisis in adulthood or if you had pain crisis in childhood: how frequent were/are these pain crises and how long did/do they last in average?

No statistics

  

4a) Do you have in adulthood or did you have in childhood pain that can be triggered by touch?

Adulthood: 0.593 (0.356–0.830)

Nominal

AC1

Childhood: 0.580 (0.390–0.770)

4b) Do you have in adulthood or did you have in childhood pain that can be triggered by a cold object?

Adulthood: 0.730 (0.559–0.901)

Nominal

AC1

Childhood: 0.688 (0.506–0.870)

4c) Do you have in adulthood or did you have in childhood pain that can be triggered by a warm object?

Adulthood: 0.800 (0.651–0.949)

Nominal

AC1

Childhood: 0.663 (0.479–0.847)

4d) Do you have in adulthood or did you have in childhood pain that can be triggered by pressure?

Adulthood: 0.817 (0.645–0.989)

Nominal

AC1

Childhood: 0.767 (0.608–0.926)

5) Do you have in adulthood or did you have in childhood sensory impairment like numbness or tingling in the painful body area?

Adulthood: 0.742 (0.579–0.905)

Nominal

AC1

Childhood: 0.688 (0.517–0.859)

6) What is your pain intensity at the moment?a

0.970 (0.945–0.984)

Interval

ICC

7) How did your pain develop over time (with or without treatment)?

Frequency: 0.400 (0.103–0.632)

Interval

ICC

7a) Since last visit in Würzburg

Intensity: 0.173 (−0.145–0.459)

7) How did your pain develop over time (with or without treatment)?

Frequency: 0.123 (−0.299–0.508)

Interval

ICC

7b) Under enzyme replacement therapy

Intensity: 0.577 (0.222–0.798)

7) How did your pain develop over time (with or without treatment)?

Frequency: 0.902 (0.819–0.948)

Interval

ICC

7c) During life

Intensity: 0.764 (0.592–0.869)

8) Please indicate the body areas that are mainly affected when you have pain.

Hands: 0.939 (0.857–1)

Nominal

AC1

Feet: 0.906 (0.802–1)

Back/neck: 0.836 (0.701–0.971)

Knees: 1 (−)

Shoulders: 0.892 (0.772–1)

Other joints: 0.897 (0.783–1)

Abdomen/thorax: 0.859 (0.726–0.992)

Head/jaws: 0.878 (0.743–1)

Arms/legs: 0.804 (0.641–0.967)

9) Which analgesic drugs do you take?

No statistics

  

10) When was the last time you had pain?

No statistics

  

10a) What type of pain was your last pain?

0.889 (0.671–1)

Nominal

AC1

10b) The last time you had pain: what was its maximum intensity on a scale from zero to ten?

0.875 (0.630–1)

Nominal

AC1

10c) The last time you had pain: what was its average intensity on a scale from zero to ten?

0.620 (0.236–1)

Nominal

AC1

11) How does your pain feel?

Adulthood burning: 0.902 (0.794–1)

Nominal

AC1

Childhood burning: 0.846 (0.701–0.991)

Adulthood stabbing: 0.754 (0.550–0.958)

Childhood stabbing: 0.800 (0.612–0.988)

Adulthood pulling: 0.853 (0.714–0.992)

Childhood pulling: 0.902 (0.420–0.867)

Adulthood like electric shocks: 0.644 (0.420–0.867)

Childhood like electric shocks: 0.840 (0.689–0.991)

Adulthood tearing: 0.915 (0.821–1)

Childhood tearing: 0.919 (0.831–1)

Adulthood don’t know: 1 (−)

Childhood don’t know: 0.945 (0.871–1)

12) Are there triggers for your pain?

Adulthood without trigger: 0.751 (0.545–0.957)

Nominal

AC1

Childhood without trigger: 0.873 (0.734–1)

Adulthood heat: 0.917 (0.803–1)

Childhood heat: 0.951 (0.855–1)

Adulthood cold: 0.901 (0.766–1)

Childhood cold: 0.864 (0.715–1)

Adulthood fever: 1 (−)

Childhood fever: 1 (−)

Adulthood physical activity: 0.877 (0.742–1)

Childhood physical activity: 0.95 (0.854–1)

Adulthood sports: 1 (−)

Childhood sports: 1 (−)

Adulthood don’t know: 1 (−)

Childhood don’t know: 1 (−)

13) How many days without work (including housework) did you have in the last year due to pain?

0.967 (0.902–1)

Nominal

AC1

14) How much does pain influence your working ability (including housework) in general on a scale from zero to ten?

0.693 (0.491–0.825)

Interval

ICC

15) How much does pain influence your leisure activities in general on a scale from zero to ten?

0.680 (0.472–0.816)

Interval

ICC

  1. Table 2 gives details on data scales and the statistics used for each saFPQ item
  2. AC1, ICC, saFPQ self-administered Fabry Pain Questionnaire
  3. aOnly patients with a difference ≤1 point included in analysis