The Relationship Between the Modified Somatic Perception Questionnaire and Dynamic Platform Posturography

Abstract

Results indicate that patients who have aphysiologic CDP sway patterns are more likely to have higher MSPQ scores. Both aphysiologic CDP results and high MSPQ scores have been associated with intentional exaggeration. These results indicate that patients with both aphysiologic CDP findings and high MSPQ scores are more likely to be intentionally exaggerating their balance-related complaints and deficits.

Accuracy of the Modified Somatic Perception Questionnaire and Pain Disability Index in the Detection of Malingered Pain-Related Disability in Chronic Pain

“…Similar to the MMPI, both are useful for identifying patients whose physical symptom presentations and disability are influenced by non-organic factors (Petrak, Hardt, Kappis, Nickel, & Tiber Egle, 2003;Sikorski, Stampfer, Cole, & Wheatley, 1996). For instance, Brasseux, Greve, Gianoli, Soileau, and Bianchini (2008) found a positive correlation between MSPQ scores and aphysiologic (i.e., non-organic) computerized dynamic posturography sway patterns in a sample of 115 patients with complaints of vestibular dysfunction and hearing impairment. Within the context of pain, Larrabee (2003) found both the MSPQ and PDI to accurately detect malingered pain presentations in preliminary research; however the generalizability of these results is not clear.…”

Assessment of performance and symptom validity and the diagnosis of malingering.

“…Exaggerated symptom endorsement in association with MND has been reported for the Pain Disability Index (PDI; Tait, Chibnall, & Krause, 1990) and Modified Somatic Perception Questionnaire (MSPQ; Main, 1983), with large effect sizes for discriminating probable malingerers from published data on chronic pain samples (d = 1.08 for PDI; d = 2.92 for MSPQ; Larrabee, 2003c). Patients failing computerized dynamic posturography (CDP) with nonphysiologic (i.e., feigned) patterns of performance produced significantly higher scores on the MSPQ than persons with physiologic patterns of performance on CDP (Brasseux, Greve, Gianoli, Soileau, & Bianchini, 2008).…”

Somatic perception, cultural differences and immigration: results from administration of the Modified Somatic Perception Questionnaire (MSPQ) to a sample of immigrants

“…It is a 13 item four-point self-report scale that has been developed for investigating chronic backache17 or other forms of chronic pain,18–29 stroke and cardiovascular diseases,30–34 tinnitus and Meniere’s disease,34–37 and patients undergoing surgery 39–49. It has also been used to measure somatization in nonpainful conditions 50,51. To the best of our best knowledge this questionnaire has never been used in an immigrant population.…”