Table 2.
Descriptive statistics for PCS-C and PCS-P items
| Item | Mean (SD) | Skewness (SE) | Kurtosis (SE) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Child PCS | |||
| When I have pain… | |||
| 1. I worry all the time about whether the pain will end. | 1.48 (1.30) | .41 (.09) | −1.01 (.19) |
| 2. I feel I can’t go on. | .92 (1.12) | 1.03 (.09) | .05 (.19) |
| 3. It’s terrible and I think it’s never going to get better. | 1.17 (1.30) | .78 (.09) | −.63 (.19) |
| 4. It’s awful and I feel that it takes over me. | 1.47 (1.30) | .35 (.09) | −1.08 (.19) |
| 5. I can’t stand it anymore. | 1.83 (1.34) | .11 (.09) | −1.21 (.19) |
| 6. I am afraid that the pain will get worse. | 1.68 (1.31) | .17 (.09) | −1.16 (.19) |
| 7. I keep thinking of other painful events. | .52 (.98) | 1.98 (.09) | 3.08 (.19) |
| 8. I want the pain to go away. | 3.33 (.73) | −1.47 (.09) | 3.93 (.19) |
| 9. I can’t keep it out of my mind. | 1.90 (1.30) | −.04 (.09) | −1.13 (.19) |
| 10. I keep thinking about how much it hurts. | 1.72 (1.30) | .18 (.09) | −1.10 (.19) |
| 11. I keep thinking about how much I want the pain to stop. | 2.52 (1.25) | −.57 (.09) | −.72 (.19) |
| 12. There is nothing I can do to reduce the pain. | 1.60 (1.33) | .29 (.09) | −1.16 (.19) |
| 13. I wonder whether something serious may happen. | .93 (1.18) | 1.10 (.09) | .178 (.19) |
| Parent PCS | |||
| When my child is in pain… | |||
| 1. I worry all the time about whether the pain will end. | 1.91 (1.29) | .09 (.09) | −1.09 (.19) |
| 2. I feel I can’t go on like this much longer. | 1.05 (1.18) | .84 (.09) | −.38 (.19) |
| 3. It’s terrible and I think it’s never going to get better. | .95 (1.12) | 1.02 (.09) | .14 (.19) |
| 4. It’s awful and I feel that it overwhelms me. | 1.01 (1.17) | .93 (.09) | −.18 (.19) |
| 5. I can’t stand it anymore. | .78 (1.09) | 1.36 (.09) | .96 (.19) |
| 6. I become afraid that the pain will get worse. | 1.24 (1.18) | .66 (.09) | −.55 (.19) |
| 7. I keep thinking of other painful events. | .22 (.63) | 3.28 (.09) | 11.40 (.19) |
| 8. I want the pain to go away. | 3.39 (.67) | −1.35 (.09) | 3.83 (.19) |
| 9. I can’t keep it out of my mind. | 1.66 (1.20) | .18 (.09) | −.94 (.19) |
| 10. I keep thinking about how much he/she is suffering. | 2.16 (1.19) | −.22 (.09) | −.84 (.19) |
| 11. I keep thinking about how much I want the pain to stop. | 2.70 (1.14) | −.77 (.09) | −.21 (.19) |
| 12. There is nothing I can do to stop the pain. | 1.90 (1.21) | .02 (.09) | −.98 (.19) |
| 13. I wonder whether something serious may happen. | 1.04 (1.17) | .91 (.09) | −.19 (.19) |
Note. n’s for the individual items ranged from 690 to 697.