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. 2015 Jun 24;473(11):3511–3518. doi: 10.1007/s11999-015-4419-2

Table 4.

Questionnaire score range, internal consistency, and floor and ceiling effect

Questionnaire Number of items Item completion rate (%) Median (IQR) Range* Possible range Cronbach’s alpha Flooring effect (%) Ceiling effect (%)
PCS 13 100 8.5 (1–19) 0–52 0–52 0.93 28 (21) 1 (0.75)
PIPS 12 100 34 (24–45) 12–79 12–84 0.88 6 (4.5) 0 (0)
PROMIS-PI 4–12 (CAT) 100 56 (51–62) 39–75 39–84 16 (12) 0 (0)
PSEQ 10 100 51 (36–59) 4–60 0-60 0.92 0 (0) 27 (20)

* Range of scores patients per questionnaire; possible range of scores per questionnaire; represents the internal consistency; IQR = interquartile range; CAT = computerized adaptive testing; PCS = Pain Catastrophizing Scale; PIPS = Psychological Inflexibility in Pain Scale; PROMIS-PI = Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System-Pain Interference; PSEQ = Pain Self-Efficacy Questionnaire.