Psychometric properties of the Brazilian version of the Pain Catastrophizing Scale for acute low back pain

Measurement instruments of pain catastrophizing for middle-aged and elderly individuals are needed to understand its impact on low back pain. The goals were to cross-culturally adapt the Pain Catastrophizing Scale, assess the construct validity through Rasch analysis, and verify reliability and conv...

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Main Authors: Renata Antunes Lopes, Rosângela Corrêa Dias, Bárbara Zille de Queiroz, Nayza Maciel de Britto Rosa, Leani de Souza Máximo Pereira, João Marcos Domingues Dias, Lívia de Castro Magalhães
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2015-05-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2015000500012&lng=en&tlng=en