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Table 5 Construct validity of the Hausa Pain Catastrophizing Scale (n = 200)

From: Development of the Hausa version of the Pain Catastrophizing Scale: translation, cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric evaluation in mixed urban and rural patients with chronic low back pain

Measures

Pain Catastrophizing Scale

rho

P value

Hypothesis confirmed (Yes/no)

FABQ-total

0.42

0.000

Yes

FABQ-physical activity

0.32

0.000

Yes

FABQ-work

0.36

0.000

Yes

Visual Analogue Scale for pain

0.74

0.000

Yes

Oswestry Disability Index

0.35

0.000

Yes

MCS-12

− 0.20

0.004

No

  1. All outcomes are in Hausa. FABQ Fear-Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire, rho Spearman’s correlation coefficient, MCS-12 mental component summary