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== Summary  ==
== Summary  ==


The Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS) is
The Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS) is  


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== Intended Population  ==
== Intended Population  ==


Those over the age of 16 with non-chronic musculoskeletal pain.<ref name="Spadoni 2004" /> It has also been shown to be valid when used in conjunction with the WOMAC in people with osteoarthritis awaiting total knee or total hip replacements.<ref name="Stratford 2009">Stratford PW, Dogra M, Woodhouse L, Kennedy DM, Spadoni GF. Validating Self-Report Measures of Pain and Function in Patients Undergoing Hip or Knee Arthroplasty. Physiother Can, 2009: 61; 189-194.</ref>  
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== Method of Use  ==
== Method of Use  ==


Patients are asked to circle a single number that corresponds to their pain at each time of day and with activity over the previous 2 days. The numbers are then totaled to yield a score out of 40.
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== Evidence  ==
== Evidence  ==
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=== Reliability  ===
=== Reliability  ===


Test-retest reliability = 0.78<ref name="Spadoni 2004" />  
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=== Validity  ===
=== Validity  ===


Longitudinal validity = 0.63 and 0.57 between the retrospective rating of change and the P4 and 24-hour NPRS (z = 1.73, P<sub>1</sub> = .043), and 0.61 and 0.56 between the retrospective rating of change and the P4 and 2-day NPRS (z = 2.53, P<sub>1</sub> = .006), respectively.<ref name="Spadoni 2004" />  
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=== Responsiveness  ===
=== Responsiveness  ===


MDC<sub>90</sub> = 9.1 points or 22.2% of the scale range<ref name="Spadoni 2004" />  
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== Recent Related Research (from [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/ Pubmed])  ==
== Recent Related Research (from [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/ Pubmed])  ==

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The Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS) is


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