Table 1.

Consort diagram of instrument inclusion at each step

	Pain severity	Psychological	Functional	Multidimensional	General health/Quality of life	Totals
Step 1	CPG, DN4, IDPain, LANSS, LF-MPQ, SF-MPQ, NPQ_LF, NPQ_SF, NPS, NPSI, Unidimensional VAS, NRS, VRS	BDI, BPCI, BPP, CCSI-R, CES-D, CPAQ, CPCI_65, CPCI partner, CPCI_42, CPCI_ abbreviated, CPS-ES, CPVI, CRPP, CSQ_50, CSQ_24, CSQ_R(27), CSQ_abbrev, DAPOS, DRAM, FABQ, FAPS, FPC, HADS, INTRP, K10, MLPC, MPRCQ, MSPQ, PAIRS, PAQ-R, PASS-40, PASS-72, PASS-SF, PBC, PBPI, PBQ, PCI, PCL, PCQ, PCS, PCS-S, PCSI, PDI, P3, PSCQ, PSEQ, PaSolQ, PVAQ, SCL-27, SOPA-35, SOPA-57, SOPA-short, TSK, TSK-11, VMDPMI, ZSRD	BPI_I, COPM, FACS, FASQ, FIE, FIPS, IFS-CP, KSMBJC, OccRQ, PDI, PDQ, PGPQ, PSFS, RADL, RFQ, SRI, WL_26, WLQ	BPI, BPI_SF, DPQ, GPQ, HBQ-P, HIPSPSQ, MRFA, ORQ, ÖMPSQ, PCOQ, PCP:S, PCP:EA, POP, POQ, POQ-42, POQ-SF, POQ-DC-28, POQ-FU-34, POQ-DC-5, VDPQ, WDDI, WHYMPI, WHYMPI_S	EQ-5D, HSQ, NHP, QWBS, WHOQOL, WHOQOLBref, SF-36, SIP
Total	11	56	18	23	8	116
Step 2	CPG, DN4, LANSS, LF-MPQ, SF-MPQ, NPQ_LF, NPQ_SF, Unidimensional	BDI, BPP, CES-D, CPAQ, CPCI_65, CPCI partner, CPCI_42, CPCI_abbreviated, CPVI, CRPP, CSQ_50, CSQ_24, CSQ_R(27), CSQ_abbrev, FABQ, HADS, K10, MPRCQ, MSPQ, PBC, PCI, PSEQ, TSK, TSK-11, ZSRD	BPI_I, COPM, FACS, FASQ, FIPS, OccRQ, PDI, PGPQ, PSFS, RADL, SRI, WL_26, WLQ	BPI, BPI_SF, DPQ, GPQ, ORQ, ÖMPSQ, WDDI, WHYMPI, WHYMPI_S	HSQ, NHP, SF-36, SIP
Total	8	25	13	9	4	59
Step 3	CPG, DN4, LANSS, SF-MPQ, NPQ_LF, NPQ_SF, Unidimensional	BDI, BPP, CES-D, CPAQ, CPCI_65, CPCI partner, CPCI_42, CPCI_abbreviated, CPVI, CRPP, CSQ_24, FABQ, HADS, K10, MSPQ, PBC, PCI, PSEQ, TSK-11,	BPI_I, COPM, FACS, FIPS, OccRQ, PDI, PGPQ, PSFS, RADL, SRI, WLQ	BPI_SF, GPQ, ORQ, ÖMPSQ, WHYMPI, WHYMPI_S	NHP, SF-36
Total	7	19	11	6	2	45

Abbreviations: BDI, Beck Depression Inventory; BPCI, Brief Pain Coping Inventory; BPI (BPI_SF), Brief Pain Inventory; BPI_I, Brief Pain Inventory-Interference; BPP, Biobehavioral Pain Profile; CCSI-R, Cognitive Coping Strategies Inventory- Revised; CES-D, Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression Scale; COPM, Canadian Occupational Performance Measure; CPAQ, Chronic Pain Acceptance Questionnaire; CPCI_65, CPCI_partner, CPCI_42, CPCI_ abbreviated, Chronic Pain Coping Inventory suite; CPG, Chronic Pain Grade; CPS-ES, Chronic Pain Self-efficacy Scale; CPVI, Chronic Pain Values Inventory; CRPP, Cognitive Risk Profile for Pain; CSQ_50, CSQ_R(27), CSQ24, CSQ_abbreviated, Coping Strategies Questionnaire; DAPOS, Depression, Anxiety and Positive Outlook; DN4, Douleur Neuropathique 4; DPQ, Dartmouth Pain Questionnaire; DRAM, Distress and Risk Assessment Method Pain; EQ-5D, EuroQol; FABQ, Fear-Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire; FACS, Functional Abilities Confidence Scale; FAPS, Fear Avoidance of Pain Scale; FASQ, Functional Assessment Screening Questionnaire; FIE, Functional Interference Estimate; FIPS, Family Impact of Pain Scale; FPC, Fear of Pain Comparisons; GPQ, Glasgow Pain Questionnaire; HADS, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; HBQP, Health Background Questionnaire for Pain; HIPSPSQ, Hunter Integrated Pain Service (HIPS) Patient Screening Questionnaire; HSQ, Health Status Questionnaire 2.0; IFS-CP, Inventory of Functional Status – Chronic Pain; INTRP, Inventory of Negative Thoughts in Response to Pain; K10, Kessler Psychological Distress Scale; KSMBJC, Kempsey Survey of Muscle, Joint and Bone Conditions; LANSS, Leeds Assessment of Neuropathic Symptoms and Signs; MLPC, Multidimensional Locus of Pain Control Questionnaire; MRFA, Medical Rehabilitation Follow Along measure – Musculoskeletal Form; MPQ_LF, McGill Pain Questionnaire Long Form; MPQ_SF, McGill Pain Questionnaire Short Form; MPRCQ, Multidimensional Pain Readiness to Change Questionnaire; MSPQ, Modified Somatic Perception Questionnaire; NHP, Nottingham Health Profile; NPQ_LF, Neuropathic Pain Questionnaire Long Form; NPQ_SF, Neuropathic Pain Questionnaire Short Form; NPS, Neuropathic Pain Scale; NPSI, Neuropathic Pain Symptom Inventory; NRS, Numeric Rating Scale; OccRQ, Occupational Role Questionnaire; ObsRWQ, Obstacles to Return-to-Work Questionnaire; ÖMPSQ, Örebro Musculoskeletal Pain Screening Questionnaire; PAIRS, Pain and Impairment Relationship Scale; PAQ-R, Pain Attitudes Questionnaire-Revised; PASS, PASS-SF(20), PASS- 40, PASS-72, Pain Anxiety Symptoms Scale; PBC, Pain Behavior Checklist; PBPI, Pain Beliefs and Perceptions Inventory; PBQ, Pain Beliefs Questionnaire; PCI, Pain Coping Inventory; PCL, Pain Cognition List; PCOQ, Patient Centered Outcomes Questionnaire; PCP:S, PCP:ES, Profile of Chronic Pain: Screen, and Extended Assessment Battery; PCQ, Pain Cognitions Questionnaire; PCS (PCS_S), Pain Catastrophizing Scale; PCSI, Pain Coping Style Inventory; PDI, Pain Distress Inventory (in Psychological); PDI, Pain Disability Index (in Functional); PDQ, Pain Disability Questionnaire; PGPQ, Patient Goal Priority Questionnaire; POP, Pain Outcomes Profile; POQ, POQ-42, POQ-SF, POQ-DC-28, POQ-FU-34, POQ-DC-5, Pain Outcomes Questionnaire suite; PPP, Pain Patient Profile; PSCQ, Pain Stages of Change Questionnaire; PSEQ, Pain Self Efficacy Questionnaire; PSFS, Patient-Specific Functional Scale; PaSolQ, Pain Solutions Questionnaire; PVAQ, Pain Vigilance and Awareness Questionnaire; QWBS, Quality of Well-Being Scale – Self-Administered; RADL, Resumption of Activities of Daily Living Scale; RFQ, Risk Factor Questionnaire; SCL_27, Symptoms of Chronic Pain List; SF36, Short Form-36 Health Survey; SIP, Sickness Impact Profile; SOPA_57 SOPA_35 SOPA_S, Survey of Pain Attitudes; SRI, Spouse Response Inventory; TSK (TSK-11), Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia; VMDPMI, Vanderbilt Multidimensional Pain Management Inventory; VRS, Verbal Rating Scale; VAS, Visual Analogue Scale; VDPQ, Vermont Disability Prediction Questionnaire; WDDI, Work Disability Diagnosis Interview; WHOQOL, WHOQOL-Bref, World Health Organization Quality of Life; WHYMPI, WHYMPI_S, West Haven-Yale Multidimensional Pain Inventory; WL-26, Work Limitations-26; WLQ, Work Limitations-Questionnaire; ZSRD, Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale.