Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the South African Pain Catastrophizing Scale (SA-PCS) among patients with fibromyalgia

Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the South African Pain Catastrophizing Scale (SA-PCS) among patients with fibromyalgia

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Pain catastrophization has recently been recognized as a barrier to the healthy development of physical functioning among chronic pain patients. Levels of pain catastrophization in chronic pain patients are commonly measured using th...

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Main Authors: Morris Linzette D, Grimmer-Somers Karen A, Louw Quinette A, Sullivan Michael J
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-11-01
Series:Health and Quality of Life Outcomes
Subjects:
Fibromyalgia
Chronic pain
Pain catastrophizing
Outcome measures
Pain catastrophizing scale
Cross-cultural adaptation
Validation
Psychometric properties
South Africa
Online Access:http://www.hqlo.com/content/10/1/137

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