Pain Catastrophizing Scale | Range | Internal missing N (%) | Mean (S.D.) | Lowest N (%) | Highest N (%) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total score | 0 − 52 | 21 (0.02) | 13.6 (9.2) | 3 (3.3) | 0 | |
Rumination subscale | 0 − 16 | 7 (0.02) | 5.0 (3.5) | 6 (6.7) | 0 | |
8 | I anxiously want the pain to go away | 0 − 4 | 1 (0.002) | 1.9 (1.3) | 16 (17.8) | 9 (10.0) |
9 | I can’t seem to keep it out of mind | 0 − 4 | 2 (0.005) | 0.8 (0.9) | 40 (44.4) | 2 (2.2) |
10 | I keep thinking about how much it hurts | 0 − 4 | 2 (0.005) | 0.8 (0.8) | 35 (38.9) | 0 |
11 | I keep thinking about how badly I want the pain to stop | 0 − 4 | 2 (0.005) | 1.6 (1.3) | 20 (22.2) | 9 (10.0) |
Magnification subscale | 0 − 12 | 4 (0.01) | 2.8 (2.0) | 12 (13.3) | 0 | |
6 | I become afraid that the pain may get worse | 0 − 4 | 2 (0.007) | 1.6 (1.2) | 16 (17.8) | 5 (5.7) |
7 | I think of other painful experiences | 0 − 4 | 1 (0.004) | 0.4 (0.7) | 63 (70.0) | 0 |
13 | I wonder whether something serious may happen | 0 − 4 | 1 (0.004) | 0.7 (0.9) | 47 (52.2) | 1 (1.1) |
Helplessness subscale | 0 − 24 | 7 (0.02) | 6.2 (4.8) | 6 (6.7) | 1 (1.1) | |
1 | I worry all the time whether the pain will end | 0 − 4 | 0 | 1.5 (1.1) | 15 (16.7) | 4 (4.4) |
2 | I feel I can’t go on | 0 − 4 | 2 (0.004) | 0.9 (1.1) | 43 (47.8) | 1 (1.1) |
3 | It’s terrible and I think it’s never going to get any better | 0 − 4 | 1 (0.002) | 1.1 (1.1) | 33 (36.7) | 3 (3.3) |
4 | It’s awful and I feel that it overwhelms me | 0 − 4 | 3 (0.006) | 0.8 (1.1) | 46 (51.1) | 2 (2.2) |
5 | I feel I can’t stand it any more | 0 − 4 | 1 (0.002) | 0.8 (1.1) | 52 (57.8) | 3 (3.4) |
12 | There is nothing I can do to reduce the intensity of the pain | 0 − 4 | 3 (0.006) | 1.2 (1.0) | 23 (25.6) | 1 (1.1) |