Pain-related stoicism and cautiousness are theorized to be more prevalent in older than younger patients and to lead to greater pain underreporting and consequently inadequate pain management in older patients. The Pain Attitudes Questionnaire-Revised (PAQ-R), which measures five pain-related stoicism (fortitude, concealment, superiority) and cautiousness (self-doubt, reluctance) factors in chronic pain, can help test this hypothesis in advanced cancer but requires validation. We conducted a psychometric evaluation of the PAQ-R in 155 younger (< 60 years) and 114 older (≥ 60 years) patients with advanced cancer.
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