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Pain clinic

Pain Catastrophizing Scale

Assign the PCS, collect patient responses, score, and review in one clinic workspace.

What is the PCS?

The Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS) is a widely used psychometric assessment in pain clinic clinical practice. Clinics use it to collect structured patient responses that support clinical review and documentation.

Who uses the PCS?

Clinicians in pain clinic settings use the PCS as part of intake, assessment, and outcome monitoring workflows. It provides structured evidence to support clinical judgement.

Why send the PCS through Lirena?

  • Assign from the client profile in seconds
  • Send a patient-friendly completion link
  • Receive deterministic scoring output
  • Keep response detail attached to the record
  • Export for documentation or downstream systems

What does a reviewed PCS record look like in Lirena?

After the patient completes the PCS, Lirena returns scored responses to the client profile. Clinicians can review item-level responses, check the score summary, add notes, and export the record.

Ready to use the PCS in your clinic?

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