Validation of the Brazilian version of the child pain catastrophizing scale and its relationship with a marker of central sensitization.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The Pain Catastrophizing Scale-Child version (PCS-C) allows to identify children who are prone to catastrophic thinking. We aimed to adapt the Brazilian version of PCS-C (BPCS-C) to examine scale psychometric properties and factorial structure in children with and without chronic pain. Also, we assessed its correlation with salivary levels of Brain-Derived Neurotrophic factor (BDNF).

Methods

The Brazilian version of PCS-C was modified to adjust it for 7-12 years old children. To assess psychometric properties, 100 children (44 with chronic pain from a tertiary hospital and 56 healthy children from a public school) answered the BPCS-C, the visual analogue pain scale, and questions about pain interference in daily activities. We also collected a salivary sample to m

SUBMITTER: Schneider L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9515684 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep-Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature