Metrology Instruments
Feline Musculoskeletal Pain Index (FMPI):
Purpose:
The owner’s assessment of the severity of chronic pain in their cat, and the impact this has on everyday activity and interaction
Description and Characteristics:
The FMPI is a questionnaire with appropriate readability, reliability and proven discriminatory ability. Full validity testing is continuing, and further versions of the FMPI may well take place in the future.
Funding for Development:
The CPRL is very grateful to Morris Animal Foundation and to Novartis Animal Health for sponsoring the work that has led to the FMPI
References:
Benito J, Hardie E, Zamprogno H, Thomson A, Simpson W, Roe S, Hansen B, Lascelles BDX. Reliability and discriminatory testing of a client-based metrology instrument, Feline Musculoskeletal Pain Index – FMPI, for the evaluation of degenerative joint disease associated pain in cats. The Veterinary Journal, Jan 28. doi:pii: S1090-0233(12)00542-4. 10.1016/j.tvjl.2012.12.015.
Benito J, Hansen B, DePuy V, Davidson G, Thomson A, Simpson W, Roe S, Hardie E, Lascelles BDX. Feline Musculoskeletal Pain Index (FMPI): Responsiveness and Criterion Validity Testing. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 2013 Apr 3. doi: 10.1111/jvim.12077.
Zamprogno H, Hansen BD, Bondell HD, Thomson Sumrell A, Simpson W, Robertson I, Brown J, Pease A, Roe SC, Hardie E, Wheeler SJ, Lascelles BDX. Item generation and design testing of a questionnaire to assess degenerative joint disease-associated pain in cats. Am J Vet Res. 2010; 71(12): 1417-24
Benito J, Hardie E, Zamprogno H, Thomson A, Simpson W, Roe S, Hansen B, Lascelles BDX. Reliability and discriminatory testing of a client-based metrology instrument, Feline Musculoskeletal Pain Index – FMPI, for the evaluation of degenerative joint disease associated pain in cats. Under Revision