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Table 5 Test-retest Statistics of the Pain Catatstrophizing Scale (n = 60)

From: Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Norwegian pain catastrophizing scale in patients with low back pain

 

Mean (S.D.)

Mean (S.D.)

ICC (95% CI)

SEM

MDC95

MDC%

 

test

retest

    

Total score (0–52)

13.6 (8.9)

14.1 (9.5)

0.85 (0.76, 0.91)

4.6

12.8

24.6

Rumination (0–16)

5.0 (3.4)

5.2 (4.0)

0.74 (0.56, 0.84)

2.4

6.7

41.6

Magnification (0–12)

2.7 (2.2)

2.6 (2.3)

0.82 (0.70, 0.89)

1.2

3.5

29.0

Helplessness (0–24)

5.9 (4.3)

6.3 (4.1)

0.87 (0.78, 0.92)

2.0

5.6

23.3

  1. ICC: Intraclass correlation coefficient; SEM: standard error of measurement. MDC: minimum detectable change.
  2. SEMconsistency = √Within people Residual Mean square.
  3. MDC95 = 1.96 × √2 × SEM.
  4. MDC % = MDC as percentage of maximum sore.