The Development and Psychometric Validation of an Arabic-Language Version of the Pain Catastrophizing Scale

• Published in: Pain research & management Vol. 2017; no. 2017; pp. 1 - 7
• Main Authors: Huijer, Huda Abu-Saad, French, Douglas J., Fares, Souha
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Publishing Corporation 01.01.2017; Hindawi; John Wiley & Sons, Inc; Hindawi Limited; Wiley
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Arabia; Cancer; Catastrophization - psychology; Chronic pain; Chronic Pain - diagnosis; Chronic Pain - psychology; Depression - etiology; Evaluation; Factor Analysis, Statistical; Female; Humans; Language; Male; Mental depression; Pain; Pain Measurement; Patients; Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; Psychological aspects; Psychological research; Psychological tests; Psychometrics; Psychometrics - methods; Quality of life; Quantitative psychology; Reproducibility of Results; Researchers; Studies; Surveys and Questionnaires; Translating; Translations and translating; Young Adult; Arab countries

Context. The Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS) is the most widely used measure of pain-specific catastrophizing. Objectives. The purpose of the present study was to develop and psychometrically evaluate an Arabic-language version of the PCS. Methods. In Study 1, 150 adult chronic nonmalignant pain pa...