Validation of the Japanese version of the pain self-efficacy questionnaire in Japanese patients with chronic pain.
OBJECTIVE
The present study aimed to develop the Japanese version of the Pain Self-Efficacy Questionnaire (PSEQ-J) and to evaluate its psychometric properties.


METHODS
Cross-sectional design.


METHODS
A pain clinic, a neurosurgery unit, and an orthopedic surgery unit in one university hospital and a pain clinic in a municipal hospital.


METHODS
One hundred and seventy-six participants completed study measures, which included 1) the PSEQ-J, 2) the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, 3) the Pain Catastrophizing Scale, 4) the Medical Outcome Study Short-Form 36, 5) the Pain Disability Assessment Scale, and 6) the Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire.


RESULTS
The PSEQ-J demonstrated adequate reliability and validity. Hierarchical multiple regression analyses showed that pain self-efficacy as measured with the PSEQ-J accounted for a significant proportion of the variance on the measures administered in the present study. The PSEQ-J was most strongly associated with social activity.


CONCLUSIONS
The results demonstrated that the PSEQ-J has adequate psychometric properties, supporting its use in clinical and research settings and suggest that the PSEQ-J may be particularly strongly associated with more social and less physical activity.
Department of Human Sciences, Graduate School of Human Sciences, Osaka University, Suita City, Osaka, Japan.
Tomonori
T
Adachi
Aya
A
Nakae
Tomoyuki
T
Maruo
Kenrin
K
Shi
Masahiko
M
Shibata
Lynn
L
Maeda
Youichi
Y
Saitoh
Jun
J
Sasaki
D000368:Aged; D059350:Chronic Pain / Q000523:psychology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D007802:Language; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010147:Pain Measurement / Q000379:methods; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000379:methods*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D020377:Self Efficacy; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
Chronic Pain; Self-Efficacy; Social Activity