Each item consists of a series of four statements scaled to indicate increasing depressive symptomatology.
AP, attention-placebo; CBT, cognitive behaviour therapy; ES, effect size; FIQ, Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire, MPI, Multidimensional Pain Inventory; OBT, operant behavior therapy; PRSS, Pain Related Self-Statements Scale.
Cognitive variables were assessed using the 32-item Pain-Related Self-Statements Scale (PRSS) [ 31] with the subscales 'active coping' (for example, 'I can handle my pain') and 'catastrophising' (for example, 'I am a hopeless case') shown to have excellent psychometric properties [ 31].
There were few problematic items: item 39 ("held part of my body (e.g. arm) in a special position) had the lowest coefficient (.28) and four items of the Coping Self-Statements scale had a coefficient lower than.50 (items 14, 21, 27, 37).
The top 10 stressors agreed by consultants were ranked and a weighted average was calculated which reflected the degree to which respondents affirmed or rejected each statement (scale 0 2).
The revised PACES is reliable [ 64] and comprehensive [ 65] for school-aged children aged 8-years-old and over, consisting of a 16 statement scale starting with the question stem 'When I am physically active…" with a 5-point likert scale (1 = disagree a lot; 2 = disagree; 3 = no opinion; 4 = agree; 5 = agree a lot).
The Pain-Related Self-Statements Scale-Catastrophizing Subscale (PRSS-Catastrophizing) is a nine-item self-report inventory that measures the frequency of a patient's catastrophic cognitions that may impede the individual's ability to cope with severe pain.
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