Test--retest stability of the Pain Catastrophizing Scale and the Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia in chronic pain over a longer period of time

J Health Psychol. 2008 Sep;13(6):820-6. doi: 10.1177/1359105308093866.

Abstract

The objective of this study was to investigate the test-retest stability of the Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS), the Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia (TSK) and their subscales in chronic pain patients over relatively long period of times like those that are most often seen in clinical practice. Fifty non-malignant chronic pain patients filled out the PCS and TSK twice with a mean interval between testing of 52 days. Both assessment instruments showed sufficient test-retest stability, even with long time intervals between testing.

Publication types

  • Validation Study

MeSH terms

  • Chronic Disease
  • Comorbidity
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Kinesis*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pain / epidemiology*
  • Pain / psychology
  • Pain Management*
  • Pain Measurement
  • Phobic Disorders / epidemiology*
  • Phobic Disorders / psychology*
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Surveys and Questionnaires*
  • Time Factors