{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["8(1)"],"submitter":["Pavlova M"],"funding":["Alberta Children&apos;s Hospital Research Institute"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background</h4>Sensitivity to pain traumatization is defined as the propensity to develop cognitive, affective, and behavioral responses to pain that resemble a traumatic stress reaction. To date, sensitivity to pain traumatization has been assessed in adults (Sensitivity to Pain Traumatization Scale [SPTS-12]) and parents of youth with chronic pain (Sensitivity to Pain Traumatization Scale-Parent version [SPTS-P]). SPT may be relevant in the context of pediatric chronic pain given the substantial comorbidity between posttraumatic stress symptoms and pain.<h4>Aims</h4>This prospective study aimed to adapt the SPTS-12 for use in youth and to evaluate the psychometric properties of the new scale.<h4>Methods</h4>Participants included 175 youth with chronic pain (<i>M</i><sub>age</sub> = 14.31 years, 73% girls) referred to outpatient chronic pain programs. At baseline, youth self-reported the levels of their sensitivity to pain traumatization (Sensitivity to Pain Traumatization Scale-Child version [SPTS-C]), as well as their pain symptoms, pain-related anxiety, posttraumatic stress symptoms, and attentional control. Three months later, youth self-reported their pain symptoms and completed the SPTS-C.<h4>Results</h4>The SPTS-C had a one-factor structure that explained 48% of variance and demonstrated good reliability and construct validity. SPTS-C baseline scores predicted follow-up levels of pain interference but not pain intensity or pain unpleasantness.<h4>Conclusions</h4>The results provide preliminary evidence for the psychometric properties of the SPTS-C and the potential role of SPT in pediatric chronic pain outcomes."],"journal":["Canadian journal of pain = Revue canadienne de la douleur"],"pagination":["2298769"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC10939150"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["The Sensitivity to Pain Traumatization Scale-Child Version (SPTS-C): Development and preliminary validation."],"pmcid":["PMC10939150"],"pubmed_authors":["Noel M","Pavlova M","Salomons TV","Maunder L","Beveridge JK","Soltani S","Katz J"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"The Sensitivity to Pain Traumatization Scale-Child Version (SPTS-C): Development and preliminary validation.","description":"<h4>Background</h4>Sensitivity to pain traumatization is defined as the propensity to develop cognitive, affective, and behavioral responses to pain that resemble a traumatic stress reaction. To date, sensitivity to pain traumatization has been assessed in adults (Sensitivity to Pain Traumatization Scale [SPTS-12]) and parents of youth with chronic pain (Sensitivity to Pain Traumatization Scale-Parent version [SPTS-P]). SPT may be relevant in the context of pediatric chronic pain given the substantial comorbidity between posttraumatic stress symptoms and pain.<h4>Aims</h4>This prospective study aimed to adapt the SPTS-12 for use in youth and to evaluate the psychometric properties of the new scale.<h4>Methods</h4>Participants included 175 youth with chronic pain (<i>M</i><sub>age</sub> = 14.31 years, 73% girls) referred to outpatient chronic pain programs. At baseline, youth self-reported the levels of their sensitivity to pain traumatization (Sensitivity to Pain Traumatization Scale-Child version [SPTS-C]), as well as their pain symptoms, pain-related anxiety, posttraumatic stress symptoms, and attentional control. Three months later, youth self-reported their pain symptoms and completed the SPTS-C.<h4>Results</h4>The SPTS-C had a one-factor structure that explained 48% of variance and demonstrated good reliability and construct validity. SPTS-C baseline scores predicted follow-up levels of pain interference but not pain intensity or pain unpleasantness.<h4>Conclusions</h4>The results provide preliminary evidence for the psychometric properties of the SPTS-C and the potential role of SPT in pediatric chronic pain outcomes.","dates":{"release":"2024-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2024","modification":"2026-06-24T03:14:06.752Z","creation":"2026-06-24T03:07:22.802Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC10939150","cross_references":{"pubmed":["38486938"],"doi":["10.1080/24740527.2023.2298769"]}}