The pain behavior scale: Modification and validation for outpatient use

Volume: 7, Issue: 4, Pages: 301 - 315
Published: Dec 1, 1985
Abstract
The present study investigated the validity of an inpatient pain behavior rating scale modified for outpatient use. A series of 43 consecutive outpatients referred for evaluation of chronic pain was examined using the Pain Behavior Scale (PBS) and other psychometric instruments. Analyses revealed significantly higher Pain Behavior Scale scores for low back and multiple pain-site groups. The results also indicated a high degree of internal...
Paper Details
Title
The pain behavior scale: Modification and validation for outpatient use
Published Date
Dec 1, 1985
Volume
7
Issue
4
Pages
301 - 315
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