Conceptualization of pain in Croatian adults: a cross-sectional and psychometric study.
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- Croatian Medical Journals
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- Journal Article
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- Croat Med J, 2024, 65, (6), pp. 473-482
- Issue Date:
- 2024-12-30
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| dc.contributor.author | Schuster, S | |
| dc.contributor.author | Lončarić Kelečić, I | |
| dc.contributor.author | Bilić, M | |
| dc.contributor.author | Begić, M | |
| dc.contributor.author | Pate, JW | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-03-07T02:22:21Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-03-07T02:22:21Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2024-12-30 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Croat Med J, 2024, 65, (6), pp. 473-482 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0353-9504 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1332-8166 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10453/185561 | |
| dc.description.abstract | AIM: To ascertain whether Croatian respondents' knowledge on pain aligns with modern pain science, and determine the measurement properties of the Croatian version of the Concept of Pain Inventory for Adults (COPI-Adult). METHODS: A cross-sectional, online survey was used to collect the respondents' sociodemographic, clinical, and COPI-Adult (CRO) data (n = 509). A Pearson correlation coefficient test was used to assess the correlations between sociodemographic, clinical, and COPI-Adult (CRO) data. Confirmatory factor analysis and Cronbach's coefficient, based on classical test theory, were used to determine the measurement properties of the questionnaire. RESULTS: The average COPI-Adult (CRO) score was 35.91 ± 5.8 out of 52 and it was similar in respondents with (36.52±6.01) and without (35.36±5.57) formal medical/health care education. Respondents exhibited a reductionist understanding of pain as a result of structural damage. Higher COPI-Adult scores were very weakly correlated with formal medical/health care education, younger age, lower pain intensity, higher pain knowledge self-assessment, and higher education level. Formal medical education significantly moderately correlated with pain knowledge self-assessment (r=-0.425; P<0.001). One-factor COPI-Adult (CRO) model revealed significant factor loadings of each item (P<0.001) and good internal consistency (Cronbach α=0.803). CONCLUSIONS: Croatian respondents' concept of pain aligns with their objective knowledge, but only partially with modern pain science. This indicates the need to bridge the gap between traditional and contemporary understandings of pain in the Croatian population. One-factor COPI-Adult (CRO) inventory serves as the first questionnaire for assessing the concept of pain among Croatian adults. | |
| dc.format | ||
| dc.language | eng | |
| dc.publisher | Croatian Medical Journals | |
| dc.relation.ispartof | Croat Med J | |
| dc.relation.isbasedon | 10.3325/cmj.2024.65.472 | |
| dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | |
| dc.subject | 11 Medical and Health Sciences | |
| dc.subject.classification | General & Internal Medicine | |
| dc.subject.classification | 32 Biomedical and clinical sciences | |
| dc.subject.classification | 42 Health sciences | |
| dc.subject.mesh | Humans | |
| dc.subject.mesh | Cross-Sectional Studies | |
| dc.subject.mesh | Croatia | |
| dc.subject.mesh | Adult | |
| dc.subject.mesh | Male | |
| dc.subject.mesh | Female | |
| dc.subject.mesh | Psychometrics | |
| dc.subject.mesh | Middle Aged | |
| dc.subject.mesh | Surveys and Questionnaires | |
| dc.subject.mesh | Pain Measurement | |
| dc.subject.mesh | Pain | |
| dc.subject.mesh | Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice | |
| dc.subject.mesh | Aged | |
| dc.subject.mesh | Young Adult | |
| dc.subject.mesh | Humans | |
| dc.subject.mesh | Pain | |
| dc.subject.mesh | Pain Measurement | |
| dc.subject.mesh | Cross-Sectional Studies | |
| dc.subject.mesh | Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice | |
| dc.subject.mesh | Psychometrics | |
| dc.subject.mesh | Adult | |
| dc.subject.mesh | Aged | |
| dc.subject.mesh | Middle Aged | |
| dc.subject.mesh | Croatia | |
| dc.subject.mesh | Female | |
| dc.subject.mesh | Male | |
| dc.subject.mesh | Young Adult | |
| dc.subject.mesh | Surveys and Questionnaires | |
| dc.subject.mesh | Humans | |
| dc.subject.mesh | Cross-Sectional Studies | |
| dc.subject.mesh | Croatia | |
| dc.subject.mesh | Adult | |
| dc.subject.mesh | Male | |
| dc.subject.mesh | Female | |
| dc.subject.mesh | Psychometrics | |
| dc.subject.mesh | Middle Aged | |
| dc.subject.mesh | Surveys and Questionnaires | |
| dc.subject.mesh | Pain Measurement | |
| dc.subject.mesh | Pain | |
| dc.subject.mesh | Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice | |
| dc.subject.mesh | Aged | |
| dc.subject.mesh | Young Adult | |
| dc.title | Conceptualization of pain in Croatian adults: a cross-sectional and psychometric study. | |
| dc.type | Journal Article | |
| utslib.citation.volume | 65 | |
| utslib.location.activity | Croatia | |
| utslib.for | 11 Medical and Health Sciences | |
| pubs.organisational-group | University of Technology Sydney | |
| pubs.organisational-group | University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health | |
| pubs.organisational-group | University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health/Graduate School of Health | |
| pubs.organisational-group | University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health/Graduate School of Health/GSH.Physiotherapy | |
| utslib.copyright.status | open_access | * |
| dc.rights.license | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ | |
| dc.date.updated | 2025-03-07T02:22:19Z | |
| pubs.issue | 6 | |
| pubs.publication-status | Published | |
| pubs.volume | 65 | |
| utslib.citation.issue | 6 |
Abstract:
AIM: To ascertain whether Croatian respondents' knowledge on pain aligns with modern pain science, and determine the measurement properties of the Croatian version of the Concept of Pain Inventory for Adults (COPI-Adult). METHODS: A cross-sectional, online survey was used to collect the respondents' sociodemographic, clinical, and COPI-Adult (CRO) data (n = 509). A Pearson correlation coefficient test was used to assess the correlations between sociodemographic, clinical, and COPI-Adult (CRO) data. Confirmatory factor analysis and Cronbach's coefficient, based on classical test theory, were used to determine the measurement properties of the questionnaire. RESULTS: The average COPI-Adult (CRO) score was 35.91 ± 5.8 out of 52 and it was similar in respondents with (36.52±6.01) and without (35.36±5.57) formal medical/health care education. Respondents exhibited a reductionist understanding of pain as a result of structural damage. Higher COPI-Adult scores were very weakly correlated with formal medical/health care education, younger age, lower pain intensity, higher pain knowledge self-assessment, and higher education level. Formal medical education significantly moderately correlated with pain knowledge self-assessment (r=-0.425; P<0.001). One-factor COPI-Adult (CRO) model revealed significant factor loadings of each item (P<0.001) and good internal consistency (Cronbach α=0.803). CONCLUSIONS: Croatian respondents' concept of pain aligns with their objective knowledge, but only partially with modern pain science. This indicates the need to bridge the gap between traditional and contemporary understandings of pain in the Croatian population. One-factor COPI-Adult (CRO) inventory serves as the first questionnaire for assessing the concept of pain among Croatian adults.
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