A psychometric study in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis: Pain Catastrophizing Scale-Child (PCS-C)- Turkish

dc.contributor.authorCankaya, Oezge
dc.contributor.authorAkin, Esra
dc.contributor.authorKabul, Elif Gur
dc.contributor.authorTatar, Zuelal
dc.contributor.authorKilbas, Guelsah
dc.contributor.authorSaracoglu, Ismail
dc.contributor.authorCalik, Bilge Basakci
dc.date.accessioned2026-04-04T13:33:35Z
dc.date.available2026-04-04T13:33:35Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.departmentİnönü Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractThe research aimed to determine the psychometric properties of the Turkish Pain Catastrophizing Scale-Child (PCS-CTr) in children with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA). The study included 125 children (75 with JIA and 50 without JIA). PCS-CTr has been adapted following international translation steps. PCS-CTr was administered twice to 31 children with JIA at 7-14-day intervals. Validity was tested by confirmatory factor analysis and gold standard measures with the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory and the Visual Analogue Scale. Cronbach's alpha (alpha) for internal consistency and Intraclass Correlation Coefficient (ICC) for test-retest reliability were used. Also, the PCS-CTr scores were compared to each group. Construct (RMSEA = 0.069, CFI = 0.962, TLI = 0.943, X2/df = 1.352) and concurrent validity (r=-0.533) were found good. The final model fits three factors with 13 items. Cronbach's alpha (0.706-0.912) and ICC values (0.649-0.900) were moderate to high. The psychometric quality of the PCS-CTr is good. A reliable and valid assessment tool could be used for children with JIA to assess pain catastrophizing. We recommend the PCS-CTr as a tool for assessing JIA children's pain catastrophizing.
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/02739615.2025.2476072
dc.identifier.issn0273-9615
dc.identifier.issn1532-6888
dc.identifier.orcid0000-0003-3209-1499
dc.identifier.orcid0000-0001-5932-1990
dc.identifier.orcid0000-0002-2116-8924
dc.identifier.orcid0009-0006-2225-4759
dc.identifier.orcid0000-0001-9415-1640
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-105000257930
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ3
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1080/02739615.2025.2476072
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11616/109272
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001445408300001
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherRoutledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd
dc.relation.ispartofChildrens Health Care
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.snmzKA_WOS_20250329
dc.subjectPcs-C
dc.subjectVersion
dc.subjectValidation
dc.subjectReliability
dc.subjectAdolescents
dc.subjectAdaptation
dc.subjectSeverity
dc.subjectValidity
dc.subjectFitness
dc.titleA psychometric study in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis: Pain Catastrophizing Scale-Child (PCS-C)- Turkish
dc.typeArticle

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