Preterm Labor Pain: Validation study for the multidimensional Angle Labor Pain Questionnaire
Authors' conclusion
Findings support A-LPQ use during preterm labor and in comparative studies with term labor.
Study context
- Population
- Women in early active unmedicated preterm labordatasets analyzed
- Participants
- Sixty women
- Comparison
- A-LPQ against Numeric Rating Scale (NRS), Verbal Rating Scale (VRS) and Pain Mastery Scale (PMS); test-retest between two Test sessions
- Outcome
- Test-retest reliability, A-LPQ Summary (total) and subscale scores
Methodological detailstwo versions administered in random order sequence, two Test sessions
- Two versions administered in random order sequence
- Two Test sessions
Performance
As reported in the abstract
- ICC's
- 0.82 to 0.92
- p
- p < .001
Further findings
Cronbach's alpha
- A-LPQ Summary scores
- ≥0.92
- Subscales
- 0.71 to 0.92
- Acceptable to excellent
Sensitivity to change and responsiveness
- Sensitivity to change and responsiveness were supported
Concurrent validity, A-LPQ Summary scores
- Correlation with NRS
- ρ >.79
- Correlation with VRS
- ρ >.68
- Correlation with PMS scores
- ρ >.67
- Strong correlations
Concurrent validity of subscales
- Concurrent validity of subscales was supported
Original publication
Preterm Labor Pain: Validation study for the multidimensional Angle Labor Pain Questionnaire. Anaesth Crit Care Pain Med. Published 2 October 2026. doi:10.
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