Table 1.

Examples of Assessment Instruments by Domain for Chronic Pain

Domain	Purpose	Instrument
Pain Symptom	Pain Intensity	VAS (10), NRS, VRS
	Pain Quality	MPQ (11)
	Pain Distribution	WPI (12)
	Combination: intensity/distribution/quality	PainDetect (13)
Co-Morbid Symptoms	Fatigue	MFI (14)
	Sleep problems	PSQI (15)
	Perceived cognitive problems	MASQ (16)
	Functional status	SF36 (17)
	Combination: Intensity/functional interference	BPI (18)
	Combination: Functional Symptom checklist	PILL (19)
	Combination: Functional Symptom checklist	CMSI (20)
	Combination: Functional Symptom checklist	SSI (12)
Affective Vulnerability	Depressed mood	CESD (21)
	Anxious mood	STAI (22)
	Anger	STAXI (23)
	Combination: Depression/Anxiety	HADS (24)
	Combination: Negative/Positive Affect	PANAS (25)
Beliefs and Attitudes	Locus of Pain Control	BPCQ (26)
	Coping Strategies	CSQ (27)
	Self-Efficacy to Manage Pain	SEQ (28)
	Catastrophizing	PCS (29)
Environmental/Social	Couple marital satisfaction	DAS (30)
	Combination: work, family, social	WHYMPI (31)

Note. Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), Numeric Rating Scale (NRS), Verbal Rating Scale (VRS); McGill Pain Questionnaire (MPQ); Wide-spread Pain Index (WPI); Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory (MFI); Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI); Multiple Abilities Symptom Questionnaire (MASQ); Short Form 36 (SF36); Brief Pain Inventory (BPI); Pennebaker Inventory of Limbic Languidness (PILL); Complex Medical Symptom Inventory (CMSI); Symptom Severity Index (SSI); Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CESD); State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI); State Trait Anger Expression Inventory (STAXI); Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS); Positive and Negative Affect Scale (PANAS); Beliefs in Pain Control Questionnaire (BPCQ); Coping Strategies Questionnaire (CSQ); Self-Efficacy Questionnaire (SEQ); Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS); Dyadic Adjustment Scale (DAS); West Haven Yale Multidimensional Pain Inventory