The King’s Parkinson’s Disease Pain Scale: development and linguistic adaptation of the Russian version

Objective. Development and linguistic adaptation of the Russian version of the King’s Parkinson’s Disease Pain Scale. Material and methods. Development and linguistic adaptation of the Russian version of the King’s Parkinson’s Disease Pain Scale included 5 stages: 1) direct translation by two translators; 2) development of one version of direct translation; 3) reverse translation by a native English speaker; 4) development of one reverse version of translation and discussion of relevance of new version by the authors; 5) preliminary testing of patients (n=75 people) with Parkinson’s disease. Results. The Russian version of the King’s Parkinson’s Disease Pain Scale was developed and adapted to pain among patients with Parkinson’s disease. This scale did not cause difficulties for healthcare professionals who tested patients. Structure and statements of Russian-language scale were clear to all patients. Conclusion. The adapted Russian version of the King’s Parkinson’s Disease Pain Scale may be a convenient clinical tool. This scale can be used to evaluate its psychometric properties in clinical practice.