Abstract
Psychological intervention may be effective in chronic pain. A brief, valid and reliable screening tool may assist the targeting of appropriate intervention in primary care. We tested the Psychological Vulnerability Scale (PVS) for use in future community-based studies. A postal questionnaire was sent to 160 adults sampled from a general practice in North East Scotland, and to 40 adults from a hospital-based pain management clinic. The questionnaire included the SF-36, the Chronic Pain Grade (CPG) and chronic pain definition questionnaire. Factor analysis identified one relevant factor with a high eigenvalue of 3.65. All correlations with the SF-36 were significant. The PVS had good internal consistency and moderate test-retest scores, showing the PVS to be a reliable instrument for use in a general population sample. The difference in PVS total score between the pain clinic and general population sample was highly significant (p = 0.006). 32% of community-based individuals with chronic pain and 49% of pain clinic attendees had high psychological vulnerability. Further work is required to assess the usefulness of the PVS in future chronic pain research and clinical practice.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 153-162 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Pain Clinic |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 13 Jul 2004 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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A validation of the Psychological Vulnerability Scale and its use in chronic pain. / Selbie, Hilary; Smith, Blair H.; Elliott, Alison M.; Teunisse, Saskia; Chambers, W. Alastair; Hannaford, Philip C.
In: Pain Clinic, Vol. 16, No. 2, 13.07.2004, p. 153-162.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - A validation of the Psychological Vulnerability Scale and its use in chronic pain
AU - Selbie, Hilary
AU - Smith, Blair H.
AU - Elliott, Alison M.
AU - Teunisse, Saskia
AU - Chambers, W. Alastair
AU - Hannaford, Philip C.
PY - 2004/7/13
Y1 - 2004/7/13
N2 - Psychological intervention may be effective in chronic pain. A brief, valid and reliable screening tool may assist the targeting of appropriate intervention in primary care. We tested the Psychological Vulnerability Scale (PVS) for use in future community-based studies. A postal questionnaire was sent to 160 adults sampled from a general practice in North East Scotland, and to 40 adults from a hospital-based pain management clinic. The questionnaire included the SF-36, the Chronic Pain Grade (CPG) and chronic pain definition questionnaire. Factor analysis identified one relevant factor with a high eigenvalue of 3.65. All correlations with the SF-36 were significant. The PVS had good internal consistency and moderate test-retest scores, showing the PVS to be a reliable instrument for use in a general population sample. The difference in PVS total score between the pain clinic and general population sample was highly significant (p = 0.006). 32% of community-based individuals with chronic pain and 49% of pain clinic attendees had high psychological vulnerability. Further work is required to assess the usefulness of the PVS in future chronic pain research and clinical practice.
AB - Psychological intervention may be effective in chronic pain. A brief, valid and reliable screening tool may assist the targeting of appropriate intervention in primary care. We tested the Psychological Vulnerability Scale (PVS) for use in future community-based studies. A postal questionnaire was sent to 160 adults sampled from a general practice in North East Scotland, and to 40 adults from a hospital-based pain management clinic. The questionnaire included the SF-36, the Chronic Pain Grade (CPG) and chronic pain definition questionnaire. Factor analysis identified one relevant factor with a high eigenvalue of 3.65. All correlations with the SF-36 were significant. The PVS had good internal consistency and moderate test-retest scores, showing the PVS to be a reliable instrument for use in a general population sample. The difference in PVS total score between the pain clinic and general population sample was highly significant (p = 0.006). 32% of community-based individuals with chronic pain and 49% of pain clinic attendees had high psychological vulnerability. Further work is required to assess the usefulness of the PVS in future chronic pain research and clinical practice.
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DO - 10.1163/156856904774134352
M3 - Article
VL - 16
SP - 153
EP - 162
JO - Pain Clinic
JF - Pain Clinic
SN - 0169-1112
IS - 2
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