Measurement precision of the Pain Catastrophizing Scale and its short forms in chronic low back pain

Abstract The Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS) is a widely studied tool to assess pain catastrophizing for chronic low back pain (LBP). Short forms of the PCS exist, but their measurement precision at individual level is unclear. This study aimed to analyze the Rasch psychometric characteristics of t...

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Main Authors: Franco Franchignoni, Andrea Giordano, Giorgio Ferriero, Marco Monticone
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-15522-x