Translation, cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS) into Bengali in patients with chronic non-malignant musculoskeletal pain.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To develop a culturally adapted and validated Bengali Pain Catastrophizing Scale (BePCS).

Methods

The English PCS was translated, adapted and back-translated into and from Bengali, pre-tested by 30 adult patients with chronic non-malignant musculoskeletal pain. The BePCS was administered twice with 14 days interval to 90 patients. Convergent validity was measured by comparing the BePCS score with scores of the domains physical functioning and mental health of the Bengali Short Form 36, through Spearman's correlation coefficient. Test-retest reliability was assessed by intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) and Spearman's rank correlation coefficient and internal consistency by Cronbach's alpha. Content validity was assessed by index for content validity (ICV) and floor

SUBMITTER: Majumder MSM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7754436 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature