ArticleClinical rheumatology2021
Measurement properties of Pain Catastrophizing Scale in patients with knee osteoarthritis.
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- Are preoperative psychological factors associated with chronic postoperative pain after total knee arthroplasty: a systematic review.EFORT open reviews · 2026Pooled it
- Impact of upper-limb aerobic exercise on the prevention of chronic postsurgical pain after total knee arthroplasty: a randomized controlled trial.BMC research notes · 2026Trial
- Pain informed movement compared to neuromuscular exercise and standard education in people with knee osteoarthritis: A pilot and feasibility randomized controlled trial.Osteoarthritis and cartilage open · 2025Trial
- Structural Validity and Measurement Properties of the Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia in Knee Osteoarthritis: Comparison of Candidate Factor Structures.Musculoskeletal care · 2026Article
- Psychometric Properties of Pain Catastrophizing Scale in Patients with Carpometacarpal Osteoarthritis of Thumb-Item Response Theory Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Factors associated with pain catastrophizing in patients with knee osteoarthritis: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
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- Associations between transcranial direct current stimulation session exposure and clinical outcomes in knee osteoarthritis: a cross-sectional analysis exploring the role of pain catastrophizing.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025Article
- Association of knee joint performance and gait patterns with pain catastrophizing in patients with severe knee osteoarthritis: a cross-sectional study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Article
- Relationships between pain cognitions and physical function in a sample of racially diverse, sedentary individuals with chronic pain.Pain practice : the official journal of World Institute of Pain · 2025Article
- Catastrophizing as a Predictor for Pain Perception and Disability Among Patients Undergoing Spinal Cord Stimulation.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
- Preoperative glycaemic control, number of pain locations, structural knee damage, self-reported central sensitisation, satisfaction and personal control are predictive of 1-year postoperative pain, and change in pain from pre- to 1-year posttotal knee arthroplasty.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2025Article
- Effects of Blood Flow Restriction Training on Strength and Functionality in People With Knee Arthropathies: A Systematic Review and Dose-Response Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Translational sports medicine · 2025Review
- Enhancing functional recovery after ACL injury. A protocol for a randomized control trial of transcranial direct current stimulation over the motor cortex.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2025Article
- Investigating the association between knee osteoarthritis symptoms with pain catastrophizing domains between Hispanics and non-Hispanic Whites.Rheumatology international · 2024Article
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- The influence of pain catastrophizing on pain and function after knee arthroplasty in knee osteoarthritis.Scientific reports · 2024Article
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- Evaluation of Neuropathic Pain after Total Knee Arthroplasty: Do Yellow Flags Matter?Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectivesPain catastrophizing impacts symptoms and outcomes for knee osteoarthritis (OA). We evaluated the internal consistency, content, construct and structure validity of the Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS) in patients with knee OA.
methodsWe evaluated content validity of PCS via cognitive interviews. We then recruited patients with knee OA enlisted for knee replacement (KR) surgery in a Singapore tertiary referral hospital for cross-sectional validation evaluation of PCS. Data was collected 2 weeks prior to KR. Analyses was guided by the COnsensus-based Standards for the selection of health Measurement INstruments (COSMIN) framework for internal consistency, construct validity and structure validity.
resultsAdequate content validity was confirmed from 10 patients in cognitive interviews. 675 (70.4% female, mean (standard deviation, SD) age = 65.52 (6.84) years) were included (91.7% total KR, 8.3% unicompartmental KR) in the cross-sectional study. The mean (SD) PCS score was 12.65 (10.55), with 0.14% and 8.63% ceiling and floor effects, respectively. PCS demonstrates high internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha = 0.94). Construct validity was demonstrated by fulfilment of seven out of seven (100%) a priori hypotheses. PCS was strongly correlated with anxiety and depression, and moderately correlated with physical functioning and mental health domains of the short form 36 health survey (SF-36). Sensitivity analyses between Chinese and non-Chinese subgroups are generally consistent. From confirmatory factor analysis, the PCS model showed good fit for a second-order, three-factor structure (CFI = 0.965, TLI = 0.950, SRMR = 0.031).
conclusionsThis study supports internal consistency, construct validity and structural validity of PCS as a measure of pain catastrophizing in knee OA patients. Key points • The PCS is validated for measuring pain catastrophizing in knee OA patients, for evaluation of possible link to post-KR surgery satisfaction outcomes and other purposes.
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