Script Author: Katja Borchert, Ph.D. (katjab@millisecond.com), Millisecond
Created: January 06, 2020
Last Modified: January 31, 2023 by K. Borchert (katjab@millisecond.com), Millisecond
Script Copyright © Millisecond Software, LLC
This script implements the Neuropathy Pain Scale (NPS).
specific to neuropathic pain: The Neuropathic Pain Scale. Neurology, 48, 332-338.
2 minutes
The Neuropathy Pain Scale asks 10 pain-related questions
(intense, sharp, hot, dull, cold, sensitive, itchy, unpleasant, deep, surface)
Most questions are 11-point likert type questions (scored on a scale 0-10).
File Name: nps_summary.iqdat' (Inquisit Lab: one data file per participant)
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| inquisit.version | Inquisit version number |
| computer.platform | Device platform: win | mac |ios | android |
| startDate | Date the session was run |
| startTime | Time the session was run |
| subjectId | Participant ID |
| groupId | Group number |
| sessionId | Session number |
| elapsedTime | Session duration in ms |
| completed | 0 = Test was not completed 1 = Test was completed |
File Name: nps.iqdat
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| date | Date the session was run |
| time | Time the session was run |
| subject, group, session | With the current subject/groupnumber/session id |
| build | Inquisit version number |
| q*_response | Response given (in assigned values) q1: intense (0-10) q2: sharp (0-10) q3: hot (0-10) q4: dull (0-10) q5: cold (0-10) q6: sensitive (0-10) q7: itchy (0-10) q8: time of pain q9: unpleasant (0-10) q10a/b: deep, surface (0-10) |
| q*_latency | How much time (in ms) the participant spent on the surveyPage with this particular question (the last time this particular surveyPage was visited) |
The procedure can be adjusted by setting the following parameters.
| Name | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
| pageInstructions | General intro instructions |