השוואת שיטות

	סולם כאב נוירופתי	סולם קטסטרופיזציה של כאב
תחום	רפואת כאב	רפואת כאב
משפחה	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
שנת המקור	2007	1995
הוגה השיטה	Mark P. Jensen and colleagues	Michael J. Sullivan and Steven R. Bishop
סוג	Self-report scale measuring neuropathic pain quality and intensity	Self-report questionnaire measuring catastrophic thinking about pain
מקור מכונן	Kramer, H.H., Winkelmann, A., Sluka, K.A., & Malin, S.A. (2004). Neuropathic pain: Transmitter-based mechanisms to pharmacological intervention. Journal of Pain, 5(4), 204-221.	Sullivan, M.J., Bishop, S.R., & Pivik, J. (1995). The Pain Catastrophizing Scale: Development and validation. Psychological Assessment, 7(4), 524-532.
כינויים	NPS, Neuropathic Pain Scale	PCS, Catastrophizing Scale
קשורות	4	4
תקציר	The Neuropathic Pain Scale (NPS) is a 10-item self-report instrument developed by Jensen and colleagues to measure the quality and intensity of pain associated with neuropathic conditions (nerve damage, peripheral neuropathy, post-herpetic neuralgia, spinal cord injury pain). The NPS captures pain descriptors (sharp, cold, burning, sensitive, itching) and sensations characteristic of neuropathic pain, distinguishing them from nociceptive (tissue-damage-related) pain.	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.