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Psychometric properties of a Korean version of the Chronic Pain Acceptance Questionnaire in chronic pain patients

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Abstract

Purpose

Accepting pain rather than trying to control it has been the focus of recent pain management research. Pain acceptance often has been assessed using the chronic pain acceptance questionnaire (CPAQ). This study aimed to evaluate the factor structure and other psychometric properties of a Korean language version of the CPAQ (KCPAQ).

Methods

This study used two archival data sets collected over two different time periods at the same site in Korea, generating two samples (Total N = 361).

Results

Exploratory factor analysis using sample 1 (N = 182) provided support for the same two-factor structure as the original English CPAQ. Confirmatory factor analysis using sample 2 (N = 179) demonstrated the adequacy of the two-factor model obtained from sample 1. Samples 1 and 2 were combined for the reliability and validity analyses. The results indicated that the KCPAQ has good internal consistency and test–retest stability. The KCPAQ was significantly correlated with pain intensity, pain-related anxiety, depressive symptoms, physical adjustment, and psychosocial adjustment.

Conclusion

The KCPAQ has reliability and construct validity support for the measurement of pain acceptance in a Korean patient sample with chronic pain.

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Abbreviations

CPAQ:

Chronic pain acceptance questionnaire

CPP:

Chronic pain patient

KCPAQ:

Korean version of chronic pain acceptance questionnaire

AE:

Activity engagement

PW:

Pain willingness

EFA:

Exploratory factor analysis

PAF:

Principal axis factoring

CFA:

Confirmatory factor analysis

RMSEA:

Root-mean square error of approximation

CFI:

Comparative fit index

NNFI:

Non-normed fit index

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Acknowledgments

This work was supported by National Research Foundation of Korea Grant funded by the Korean Government (MEST) (2010-0015788).

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  1. Department of Psychology, Chung-Ang University, 221 Heukseok-dong, Dongjak-gu, Seoul, 156-756, Korea

    Sungkun Cho & Jang-Han Lee

  2. Department of Psychology, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2530 Dole St., Sakamaki C400, Honolulu, HI, 96822, USA

    Elaine M. Heiby

  3. Centre for Pain Services, Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Disease and Universitiy of Bath, Bath, BA1 1RL, UK

    Lance M. McCracken

  4. Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, 505 Banpo-Dong, Seocho-Gu, Seoul, Korea

    Dong-Eon Moon

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Cho, S., Heiby, E.M., McCracken, L.M. et al. Psychometric properties of a Korean version of the Chronic Pain Acceptance Questionnaire in chronic pain patients. Qual Life Res 21, 1059–1064 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-011-0010-9

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