Cultural adaptation of the polish version of the brief pain inventory short form among the elderly.

ABSTRACT: Demographic changes taking place in society require a holistic approach to the health problems of the elderly, including the chronic pain that often accompanies them in various disease entities. The aim of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Polish version of the Brief Pain Inventory-Short Form (BPI-SF) among the elderly. The study was conducted on a group of 181 patients of both genders, over 65 years of age, with pain lasting longer than 6 months, hospitalized in internal medicine and geriatric wards. Construct validity was assessed using principal component analysis (PCA) method with Quartimax rotation. The goodness of fit of the measurement model, the BPI-SF was based on, in the sample of Polish elderly was tested using the Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA).

SUBMITTER: Repka I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12311105 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature