The Italian version of the Pain Beliefs and Perceptions Inventory: cross-cultural adaptation, factor analysis, reliability and validity

Abstract

The PBAPI-I has good psychometric properties that replicate those of other versions.

Pain appraisal and quality of life in 108 outpatients with rheumatoid arthritis

“…The Italian version of the Pain Beliefs and Perceptions Inventory (PBPI) was used to assess the unhelpful beliefs concerning chronic pain, which often lead to increased pain perception and maladaptive behaviors (Monticone, Baiardi, Ferrari e t al ., ). This is a 16‐item questionnaire with a four‐point Likert scale ranging from −2 (total disagreement) to 2 (total agreement).…”

“…It includes three subscales, stability of pain, pain as a mystery, and self‐blame. A mean score is computed for each scale, with higher scores indicating greater agreement with the belief (Monticone et al ., ; Williams & Thorn, ).…”

Pain Beliefs and Perceptions Inventory: A Cross‐Sectional Study in Chronic and Episodic Migraine

“…This change provided a further tool to explore disorders not associates with intermittent pain, like headache, in which is likely that Constancy and Permanence are regarded differently by patients . In this new version, PBPI was validated in the United States by its developers, in England, in Norway, in France, in China, and in Italy . It is worth noting that it is not possible to define a score of normality for PBPI subscales, because mental representations can never be regarded as pathological in themselves.…”

Portuguese Version of the Pain Beliefs and Perceptions Inventory: A Multicenter Validation Study

“…Internal consistency measured by Cronbach's alpha was satisfactory, with estimates perfectly in line with the original (0.65 to 0.80), U.K. English replication (0.80 to 0.89), Chinese (0.60 to 0.76), Australian (0.67 to 0.80), Italian (0.91 to 0.96), and German (0.64 to 0.83) versions of the PBPI . Test–retest stability was excellent, with higher estimates than the Italian version (0.73 to 0.81), although no other comparisons could be made, as this was not investigated in other samples.…”

“…The PBPI is a self‐administered questionnaire composed of 16 items with different statements about common pain‐related beliefs and perceptions. The PBPI has been translated and validated into several languages and has been used in several different contexts . However, a European Portuguese version of this instrument was not yet available.…”