Validation of CARE Scale-7 in treatment-seeking patients with chronic pain: measurement of sex invariance.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Social and interpersonal factors impact the trajectory of chronic pain. We previously developed and validated a 2-factor, 7-item measure to assess interpersonal factors, including relationship guilt and worry and difficulty prioritizing self-care in chronic pain. Here, we confirm the factor structure and examine the sex invariance of the two-factor structure of the CARE Scale-7.

Methods

Data were collected as part of routine clinical care at a tertiary pain clinic using the Collaborative Health Outcomes Information Registry. Patient participants (67% women) were predominantly middle-aged (M = 50.9 years, SD = 17.8), married (55.2%), and White/non-Hispanic (55.7%). Data included demographics, pain characteristics, CARE Scale-7, pain catastrophizing, and Patient-Rep

SUBMITTER: Ziadni M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7665255 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature