What is it about?
The Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS) is the most commonly used patient-reported instrument to assess pain-related catastrophizing. This study describes the translation and cross-cultural adaptation procedures of the Nepali version of PCS, and further describes the reliability and validity of the instrument in assessing pain-related catastrophizing in adults with chronic pain.
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Why is it important?
For the cross-cultural comparison of pain catastrophizing scores across cultures and to investigate the role of catastrophizing in patient functioning, translation and cross-cultural adaptation of the PCS in a new language is an important step. Similarly, the instrument in newer language may or may not be reliable or valid, thus, evaluation of its reliability and validity in the new language is necessary.
Perspectives
Translation and cross-cultural adaptation of the PCS into Nepali will help pain research grow in Nepal. Ultimately, the use of the PCS in pain research in Nepal will contribute to the global literature on pain from a newer culture and perspective.
Dr. Saurab Sharma, Ph.D.
University of New South Wales
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This page is a summary of: Clinimetric properties of the Nepali version of the Pain Catastrophizing Scale in individuals with chronic pain, Journal of Pain Research, January 2018, Dove Medical Press,
DOI: 10.2147/jpr.s153061.
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