Pain Research and Management (Jan 2008)
Pain Catastrophizing Scale for Francophone Adolescents: A Preliminary Validation
Abstract
BACKGROUND: In adults, it is well known that high levels of pain catastrophizing are related to increased pain and disability as well as to heightened anxiety and depression. However, due to the lack of a measure of pain catastrophizing adapted for francophone adolescents, little is known about the role of catastrophizing in this population.