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Test—retest stability of the Pain Catastrophizing Scale and the Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia in Chronic Pain over a Longer Period of Time

Inge E. Lamé

University Hospital Maastricht, The Netherlands, ingelame{at}tiscali.nl:sre{at}sane.azm.nl

Madelon L. Peters

University of Maastricht, The Netherlands

Alfons G. Kessels

University Hospital Maastricht, The Netherlands

Maarten Van Kleef

University Hospital Maastricht, The Netherlands

Jacob Patijn

University Hospital Maastricht, The Netherlands

The objective of this study was to investigate the test—retest stability of the Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS), the Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia (TSK) and their subscales in chronic pain patients over relatively long period of times like those that are most often seen in clinical practice. Fifty non-malignant chronic pain patients filled out the PCS and TSK twice with a mean interval between testing of 52 days. Both assessment instruments showed sufficient test—retest stability, even with long time intervals between testing.

Key Words: chronic pain • pain • Pain Catastrophizing Scale • Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia • test—retest stability

Journal of Health Psychology, Vol. 13, No. 6, 820-826 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/1359105308093866
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