ArticlePain research & management2019
Pain Behaviour Scale (PaBS): An Exploratory Study of Reliability and Construct Validity in a Chronic Low Back Pain Population.
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- Reliability and Validity of the Turkish Pain Behaviour Scale in Adults with Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Saudi Clinical Practice Guideline for the Assessment and Management of Low Back Pain and Sciatica in Adults.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Impact of workplace conflicts and rivalry on low back and neck pain: a cross-sectional study from Latvia.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Trends in Physiotherapy of Chronic Low Back Pain Research: Knowledge Synthesis Based on Bibliometric Analysis.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- An Assessment of the Longitudinal Construct Validity of the Pain Behavioral Scale (PaBS) in a Saudi Population with Chronic Low Back Pain: A Preliminary Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Development, refinement, and validation of an equine musculoskeletal pain scale.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- How to objectively assess and observe maladaptive pain behaviors in clinical rehabilitation: a systematic search and review.Archives of physiotherapy · 2021Review
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Abstract
Objectives: To examine the interrater and intrarater reliability and construct validity of the Pain Behaviour Scale during standard physical performance tests in people with chronic low back pain and to confirm the test-retest reliability of the physical performance tests in this population. The Pain Behaviour Scale (PaBS) is an observational scale that was recently designed to uniquely measure both the presence and severity of observed pain behaviours. Methods: Twenty-two participants with chronic low back pain were observed during performance of five physical performance tests by two raters. Pain behaviours were assessed using the Pain Behaviour Scale. The Visual Analogue Scale and Modified Oswestry Disability Index were used to measure pain and disability, respectively. Descriptive statistics were used to report demographic features of participants. Reliability was analyzed using ICCs. Rater agreement was analyzed using the weighted Cohen's kappa. Correlations between PaBS, self-reported measures, and physical performance tests were calculated using Pearson's product-moment correlations. Results: The PaBS demonstrated excellent interrater (ICC Conclusion: The Pain Behaviour Scale is a valid and reliable tool for measuring the presence and severity of pain behaviour, and the physical performance tests are reliable tests.
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