Σύγκριση μεθόδων

	Ερωτηματολόγιο Πόνου McGill	Κλίμακα Καταστροφοποίησης του Πόνου
Πεδίο	Ιατρική του Πόνου	Ιατρική του Πόνου
Οικογένεια	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Έτος προέλευσης	1975	1995
Δημιουργός	Ronald Melzack	Michael J. Sullivan and Steven R. Bishop
Τύπος	Self-report questionnaire measuring multiple pain dimensions	Self-report questionnaire measuring catastrophic thinking about pain
Θεμελιώδης πηγή	Melzack, R. (1975). The McGill Pain Questionnaire: Major properties and scoring methods. Pain, 1(3), 277-299.	Sullivan, M.J., Bishop, S.R., & Pivik, J. (1995). The Pain Catastrophizing Scale: Development and validation. Psychological Assessment, 7(4), 524-532.
Εναλλακτικές ονομασίες	MPQ, McGill Pain Index	PCS, Catastrophizing Scale
Συναφείς	5	4
Σύνοψη	The McGill Pain Questionnaire (MPQ) is a multidimensional pain assessment instrument developed by Ronald Melzack in 1975. It measures pain across sensory, affective, and evaluative dimensions, allowing clinicians and researchers to capture the qualitative experience of pain beyond simple intensity ratings. The MPQ remains one of the most widely used pain assessment tools in clinical and research settings.	The Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS) is a 13-item self-report questionnaire developed by Sullivan, Bishop, and Pivik in 1995 to measure catastrophic thinking about pain—the tendency to magnify pain threat, ruminate about pain, and feel helpless in response to pain. Elevated catastrophizing predicts worse pain outcomes and is a key treatment target in cognitive-behavioral pain management.