The SF-MPQ was widely translated an

The SF-MPQ was widely translated and used to assess the pain experience of several types of patients because it combines the properties of the standard MPQ but takes
substantially less time to administer (Dudgeon et al. 1993). It has been used in studies of both chronic pain and acute pain of diverse aetiology and to evaluate pain and
discomfort in response to medical interventions (Dudgeon et al. 1993, Khan & Apkarian 2002, Grafton et al. 2005, Yakut et al. 2007). A direct translation of questionnaires into other languages does not guarantee maintenance of validity (Aksayan & Gozum 2002). It is now recognised that if measures are to be used across cultures, the items