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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Pain. 2015 Aug 31;16(12):1243–1255. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2015.08.007

Table 6.

Item Response Options: Original version with options as presented for cognitive interviews and revised version for large scale testing

Original Version Revised Version
Pain
Behavior
Never | Almost Never | Sometimes | Often | Almost
Always
Had no pain | Never |
Almost Never | Sometimes |
Often | Almost Always
Pain Quality
(Sensory)
Not at all | A little bit | A medium amount | A lot| A whole
lot
versus
Not at all | A little bit | Somewhat | Quite a bit | Very much
Not at all | A little bit |
Somewhat | Quite a bit |
Very much
Pain Quality
(Affective)
Not at all | A little bit | A medium amount| A lot| A whole
lot
versus
Not at all | A little bit | Somewhat | Quite a bit | Very much
No | Yes
Intensity [Had] no pain | Mild | Moderate | Severe | Very Severe No revisions