Σύγκριση μεθόδων

	Κλίμακα Καταστροφοποίησης του Πόνου	Ερωτηματολόγιο Πόνου McGill
Πεδίο	Ιατρική του Πόνου	Ιατρική του Πόνου
Οικογένεια	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Έτος προέλευσης	1995	1975
Δημιουργός	Michael J. Sullivan and Steven R. Bishop	Ronald Melzack
Τύπος	Self-report questionnaire measuring catastrophic thinking about pain	Self-report questionnaire measuring multiple pain dimensions
Θεμελιώδης πηγή	Sullivan, M.J., Bishop, S.R., & Pivik, J. (1995). The Pain Catastrophizing Scale: Development and validation. Psychological Assessment, 7(4), 524-532.	Melzack, R. (1975). The McGill Pain Questionnaire: Major properties and scoring methods. Pain, 1(3), 277-299.
Εναλλακτικές ονομασίες	PCS, Catastrophizing Scale	MPQ, McGill Pain Index
Συναφείς	4	5
Σύνοψη	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.	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.