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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Arthritis Rheum. 2013 May;65(5):1253–1261. doi: 10.1002/art.37899
A. Readiness:
  1. Why did you choose a lower number?

  2. Why did you choose a higher number?

  3. What needs to happen to get to a higher number?


B. Importance:
 Reduction in Pain:
  1. Why did you choose a lower number?

  2. Why did you choose a higher number?

  3. What needs to happen to get to a higher number?


 Improvement in Function:
  1. Why did you choose a lower number?

  2. Why did you choose a higher number?

  3. What needs to happen to get to a higher number?


 Other:
  1. Why did you choose a lower number?

  2. Why did you choose a higher number?

  3. What needs to happen to get to a higher number?