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. 2012 Jun 22;13:111. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-13-111

Table 6.

Test-retest Statistics of the Pain Catatstrophizing Scale in stable subjects (n = 34)

 
Mean (S.D.)
Mean (S.D.)
ICC (95% CI)
SEM
MDC95
MDC%
  test retest        
Total score (0–52)
14.9 (9.8)
14.2 (9.1)
0.92 (0.84, 0.96)
3.7
10.2
19.6
Rumination (0–16)
5.4 (3.7)
5.4 (3.9)
0.79 (0.59, 0.90)
2.2
6.2
38.8
Magnification (0–12)
2.9 (2.5)
2.4 (2.0)
0.89 (0.78, 0.95)
1.0
2.7
22.1
Helplessness (0–24) 6.5 (4.8) 6.3 (4.3) 0.91 (0.83, 0.96) 1.8 5.1 21.1

ICC: Intraclass correlation coefficient; SEM: standard error of measurement. MDC: minimum detectable change.

SEMconsistency = √Within people Residual Mean square.

MDC95 = 1.96 × √2 × SEM.

MDC % = MDC as percentage of maximum sore.