Reliability and validity of simplified Chinese version of Spinal Cord Injury Pain Instrument in patients with spinal cord injury in mainland China

SC-SCIPI demonstrates excellent internal consistency, reliability and good construct validity in Chinese patients with neuropathic pain, suggesting that SC-SCIPI is applicable in clinical practice to screen patients for neuropathic pain. IMPLICATION FOR REHABILITATIONThe Spinal Cord Injury pain Instrument has been cross-culturally adapted into a simplified Chinese version (SC-SCIPI).The SC-SCIPI showed excellent test-retest reliability and good construct validity.The 4-item SC-SCIPI is quite convenient to complete and it might be a useful instrument for routine application in patients with SCI for rehabilitation.