Turkish Validity and Reliability of Pain Catastrophizing Scale-Child (PCS-C)

Summary

Perception of chronic pain and related disability; occurs through the interaction of physiological and psychological processes. Pain catastrophizing is a cognitive attribution style characterized by a negative mindset and magnification of pain. Catastrophizing in children has been associated with poor functioning and higher levels of pain. Catastrophizing during the transition to adulthood is defined as an important predictor of persistent pain and central sensitivity. The number of scales assessing pain and attitudes related to pain in children is quite low. In recent years, with the adaptation of the assessment scales used for adults to children or the development of new scales, the assessment of pain and pain-related attitudes in children has begun to be provided. Pain catastrophizing scale (PCS), in 1995 Sullivan et al. for the purpose of comprehensive assessment in adults experiencing pain-related disasters. In 2003, Crombez et al. showed the validity and reliability of the scale in school-age children. For predictive validity, the scale was administered to children with chronic pain, and it was reported to predict the severity of pain and pain-related disability.

Pain Catastrophizing Scale-Child (PCS-C) scale; It is a self-report measure adapted from the Adult Pain Catastrophizing Scale used to assess negative thinking associated with pain. It contains 13 items rated on a 5-point scale ranging from 0 = "not at all true" to 4 = "very true". Substances; rumination (4 items, e.g. "When \[my child\] has pain, I can't get him out of my mind"), magnification (3 items, e.g. the child has pain\], thinking about other painful events"), and helplessness (6 items, e.g. "\[My child's\]\] When I have pain, I feel that I cannot continue"). Items are aggregated across subscales to obtain a total score ranging from 0 to 52; higher scores are related to higher catastrophizing attitude.

The pain catastrophizing scale was originally developed in German and later validity and reliability studies were conducted in different languages. The aim of this study is to question the Turkish validity and reliability of the "Pain Catastrophizing Scale-Child (PCS-C)" scale.

Conditions

• Chronic Pain
• Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

Interventions

OTHER

Pain Catastrophizing Scale

Personal and disease-related inquiries of the participants will be recorded in the demographic registration form. To assess the validity of the "Pain Catastrophizing Scale-Child (PCS-C)" scale, the Pediatric Quality of Life Questionnaire (PEDSQL) 3.0 Arthritis Module, Childhood Health Assessment Questionnaire (CHAQ), and Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Disease Activity Score (JADAS) will be administered to the participants. In this way, the consistency of the developed scale with similar questionnaires that were previously reported to be valid will be examined. In order to determine the reliability of the "Pain Catastrophizing Scale-Child (PCS-C)" scale, test-retest will be performed at one week intervals for the participants whose treatment has not undergone any change. The consistency of the scale will be determined by the data of the participants who have the first and second scale scores. Interviews will be conducted by face-to-face method.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Kutahya Health Sciences University

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Bilge Başakçı-Çalık, Prof · Prof.

Eligibility

Min Age

7 Years

Max Age

18 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2022-10-15

Primary Completion

2023-06-15

Completion

2024-01-15

Countries

• Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations