Translation and Validation of the Abbey Pain Scale in Stroke Patients (ABBEY-F)

Pain is common after a stroke, affecting up to 49% of patients within 2 years of the event. They include headache, musculoskeletal pain, spasticity and central neuropathic pain. A wide range of patients have communication problems after stroke that make it difficult to assess pain. Yet there is a major impact of pain on the quality of life of these patients. Some tools have been validated to assess pain in non-communicative patients, but none are specific to stroke patients. The Algoplus scale is commonly used in intra-hospital care in France. The Abbey Pain Scale is not translated into French, and could provide a more accurate pain rating for non-communicative patients. The objective is to validate a French version of the Abbey Pain Scale for stroke patients. It is an observational study with longitudinal data collection. It is planned to include 120 patients from the neurology department of the Clermont-Ferrand University Hospital.