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. 2017 May 15;18:218. doi: 10.1186/s13063-017-1948-x

Table 3.

Instruments and schedule of assessments

Instrument Abbreviation Domain Scale/subscale reliability (Cronbach’s α) Interpretationa Baseline Week 1 Week 3 Week 6
Demographic Questionnaire DEMO Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics N/A N/A X
Pain Catastrophizing Scale PCS Pain catastrophizingb Total score 0.75
Rumination 0.87
Magnification 0.60
Helplessness 0.79
Low X X X X
Brief Pain Inventory BPI Pain interference and severity Interference 0.89–0.92
Severity 0.80–0.87
Low X X X X
Patient Health Questionnaire–9 items PHQ-9 Depression Total score 0.87 Low X X X X
Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement Information System PROMIS Physical and psychological health Mental and physical 0.73–0.96 High X X X X
Mindful Awareness Attention Scale MAAS Mindfulness Total score 0.87 High X X X X

N/A Not applicable

This table provides the list of questionnaires that will be administered to study participants. Additionally, this table provides details related to when each questionnaire will be administered; the questionnaire’s abbreviation, domain, and psychometrics; and how the questionnaire should be interpreted

aScores representing “improved” functional health status

bPrimary outcome