The Chronic Pain Myth Scale: Development and Validation of a French-Canadian Instrument Measuring Knowledge, Beliefs, and Attitudes of People in the Community towards Chronic Pain

Lacasse, Anaïs, Connelly, Judy-Ann et Choinière, Manon (2016). The Chronic Pain Myth Scale: Development and Validation of a French-Canadian Instrument Measuring Knowledge, Beliefs, and Attitudes of People in the Community towards Chronic Pain. Pain Research and Management , 2016 . doi:10.1155/2016/5940206 Repéré dans Depositum à https://depositum.uqat.ca/id/eprint/882

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Background. In order to better design awareness programs on chronic pain (CP), measurement of knowledge, beliefs, and attitudes of people in the community towards this condition is most useful.

Objectives. To develop and validate a French-Canadian scale that could be used for this purpose.

Methods. Items of the Chronic Pain Myth Scale (CPMS) were developed based on different information sources, reviewed by pain experts, and pretested. The CPMS was administered to 1555 participants among the general Quebec population. Results. The final CPMS contained 26 items allowing the calculation of three subscales scores (knowledge, beliefs, and attitudes towards people suffering from CP, biopsychosocial impacts of CP, and treatment of CP) which showed adequate internal consistency (α = 0.72–0.82). There were statistically significant differences in subscales scores between participants who reported suffering versus not suffering from CP, reported knowing versus not knowing someone who suffers from CP, and reported being versus not being a healthcare professional, which supports the construct validity of the scale.

Conclusions. Our results provide preliminary evidence supporting the psychometric qualities of the use of the CPMS for the measurement of knowledge, beliefs, and attitudes towards CP among French-speaking individuals of the Quebec general population.

Type de document:	Article
Informations complémentaires:	Licence d'utilisation : CC-BY 4.0
Mots-clés libres:	Chronic Pain Myth Scale; Chronic Pain; Pain Management; Pain measurement; Pain therapy; Quebec
Divisions:	Santé
Date de dépôt:	18 mars 2020 18:31
Dernière modification:	26 mars 2020 15:11
URI:	https://depositum.uqat.ca/id/eprint/882

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