Item response theory evaluation of the biomedical scale of the Pain Attitudes and Beliefs Scale.

Alessandro ChiarottoAnnette BishopNadine E FosterKirsty DuncanEbenezer AfolabiRaymond W OsteloMuirne C S Paap

Published in: PloS one (2018)

The 10-item biomedical scale of the PABS displayed adequate psychometric performance in two large samples of health care professionals, and it is suggested to assess group-level professionals degree of biomedical orientation towards musculoskeletal pain.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
healthcare
pain management
neuropathic pain
mental health
psychometric properties
postoperative pain