French translation of the Multidimensional Pain Inventory: L'inventaire multidimensionnel de la douleur

T he Multidimensional Pain Inventory (MPI) scale (1) was developed based on cognitive-behavioural concepts applied to chronic pain (2), which allows researchers to evaluate the cognitive, behavioural and emotional aspects of pain (3). The tool is an integral part of the Multiaxial Assessment of Pain and enables individuals with pain to be classified according to psychosocial and behavioural factors rather than factors related to their physical injury alone. The MPI stands out for being easy to administer, corresponding closely with a cognitive-behavioural perspective in terms of theory and being psychometrically robust (1). It has good psychometric properties (reliability and validity The MPI has been validated in English (1) and validated translations of the scale have been completed in the following languages -German (10), Dutch (2), Italia