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The Pain Coping Questionnaire: preliminary validation

G J Reid1, C A Gilbert, P J McGrath

  • 1Department of Psychology, Dalhousie University and IWK-Grace Health Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. gj.reid@utoronto.ca

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|August 8, 1998
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The new Pain Coping Questionnaire (PCQ) effectively measures how children and adolescents cope with pain, showing good internal consistency and validity across different pain experiences. This tool aids in understanding and assessing pediatric pain coping strategies.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Psychology
  • Pain Management
  • Psychometrics

Background:

  • Assessing children's pain coping strategies is crucial for effective pain management.
  • Existing measures may not adequately capture the multifaceted nature of pediatric pain coping.
  • A validated, accessible instrument is needed for research and clinical practice.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce and validate the Pain Coping Questionnaire (PCQ) for assessing coping strategies in children and adolescents.
  • To examine the psychometric properties of the PCQ in healthy and recurrently pained youth.
  • To explore the relationship between coping strategies and pain-related outcomes.

Main Methods:

  • Two studies involving healthy children/adolescents and those with recurrent pain (headache, arthritis).

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  • Factor analyses to determine scale structure (subscales and higher-order scales).
  • Correlations with measures of pain appraisal, coping effectiveness, distress, pain thresholds, and disability.

    • Main Results:

    • Factor analyses supported eight subscales and three higher-order scales (approach, problem-focused avoidance, emotion-focused avoidance).
    • The PCQ demonstrated good internal consistency and validity, correlating with expected outcomes.
    • Emotion-focused avoidance linked to increased distress and lower coping effectiveness; approach coping linked to less disability.

    Conclusions:

    • The Pain Coping Questionnaire (PCQ) is a promising, psychometrically sound instrument for assessing pediatric pain coping.
    • Its simple, brief format makes it suitable for a wide age range (8+ years) and various pain conditions.
    • The PCQ can inform interventions aimed at improving how children and adolescents manage pain.