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Table 3 Estimates for test-retest reliability (ICC) of the SA-PCS

From: Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the South African Pain Catastrophizing Scale (SA-PCS) among patients with fibromyalgia

SA-PCS

N

Max score

PCS Test Mean (SD)

PCS Retest Mean (SD)

MD *t2-t1

ICC (95% CIs)

SEM

MDC

p

Afrikaans SA-PCS

26

52

37.0 (11.4)

36.8 (11.3)

−0.23

0.91 (0.81-0.96)

3.3

9.0

0.71

Rumination

 

16

10.2 (3.6)

10.4 (3.6)

0.15

0.88 (0.75-0.94)

1.7

4.7

0.24

Helplessness

 

24

17.9 (5.0)

17.9 (4.9)

0.01

0.87 (0.74-0.94)

1.8

4.9

0.36

Magnification

 

12

8.2 (2.9)

8.4 (2.9)

0.15

0.86 (0.72-0.94)

1.1

2.9

0.37

English SA-PCS

22

52

38.2 (11.5)

39.1 (11.5)

0.82

0.90 (0.78-0.96)

3.2

8.8

0.93

Rumination

 

16

10.34 (3.5)

10.4 (3.6)

0.07

0.88 (0.71-0.94)

1.2

3.3

0.77

Helplessness

 

24

18.2 (4.9)

18.1 (4.7)

−0.10

0.87 (0.79-0.92)

1.7

4.8

0.68

Magnification

 

12

8.4 (2.7)

8.5 (2.7)

0.09

0.86 (0.70-0.94)

1.0

2.8

0.57

Xhosa SA-PCS

19

52

34.2 (8.5)

32.9 (8.8)

−1.27

0.89 (0.74-0.96)

3.3

9.3

0.79

Rumination

 

16

10.5 (3.5)

10.7 (3.5)

0.20

0.88 (0.71-0.95)

1.2

3.4

0.37

Helplessness

 

24

18.2 (4.8)

18.1 (4.6)

−0.15

0.86 (0.67-0.94)

1.7

4.9

0.59

Magnification

 

12

8.4 (2.7)

8.6 (2.6)

0.11

0.84 (0.63-0.93)

1.0

2.9

0.52

  1. *t2-t1 = mean difference between test and retest scores; ICC = intraclass correlation coefficient; SEM = standard error of measurement;
  2. MDC = minimum change difference; MD = mean difference; 95% CIs = 95% confidence intervals.