The PAMUS questionnaire
General
The PAin Medication Use in Youth elite Sport (PAMUS) questionnaire is a prospective monitoring instrument of analgesic use in youth elite athletes.
The PAMUS questionnaire will be ready for public use and published on this website probably in the autumn of 2023.
Users guide
The PAMUS questionnaire users guide contain general information about the development and structure of the questionnaire, and scoring instructions.
- YSQ users guide →
Terms and conditions
The PAMUS questionnaire can be used free of charge for scientific purposes as long as 1) it is used according to the users guide, 2) follow the specifications outlined in the original article, and 3) it is not modified.
Translation and cross-cultural adaptation of the PAMUS questionnaire
If you wish to translate and cross-culturally adapt the PAMUS questionnaire into another language, please send a request to Julie Rønne Pedersen on e-mail: jkrpedersen@health.sdu.dk. Translation and cross-cultural adaptation of the PAMUS questionnaire uses the English version (see below), and must follow the guidelines outlined by Beaton et al. → abstract.
The following templates have to be filled out during the translation process:
- PAMUS forward translation →
- PAMUS forward translation – synthesis →
- PAMUS backward translation →
- PAMUS backward translation – synthesis →
When translation and cross-cultural adaptation has been completed, we ask that all the documentation and the final translated version are forwarded to Julie Rønne Pedersen.
We collect and publish all translated versions of the PAMUS on this website to avoid multiple translations of the questionnaire in a specific language.
Danish version →
This is the Danish version of the PAMUS Questionnaire. The questionnaire has been developed and tested in a Danish setting of youth elite athletes.
Article → abstract
English version →
This is the English version of the PAMUS Questionnaire. It has been translated and cross-culturally adapted into English using the first 3 phases of the method described by Beaton et al. (2000).
Article → abstract