Table 3.

IPQ-R dimensions in patients with CWP (n = 152)

	Mean (SD), range	Possible range
Identity, n = 95	8.0 (2.5), 0–14	0–14
Timeline acute/chronic, n = 143	26.6 (3.7), 14–30	6–30
Timeline cyclic, n = 149	14.0 (3.7), 4–20	4–20
Consequences, n = 145	21.6 (4.4), 8–30	6–30
Personal control, n = 141	17.7 (4.0), 8–30	6–30
Treatment control, n = 145	14.1 (3.4), 5–25	5–25
Illness coherence, n = 144	17.6 (5.3), 5–25	5–25
Emotional representation, n = 145	18.7 (5.3), 6–30	6–30
Subscale	High score for the dimension indicates a belief…
Identity	that the symptoms are part of the illness
Timeline acute/chronic	that the illness is permanent rather than temporary
Timeline cyclical	that the illness is cyclical in nature
Consequences	that the illness has negative consequences
Personal control	of good personal control over symptoms
Treatment control	that the illness is amenable to treatment
Illness coherence	of personal understanding of the illness
Emotional representation	that the illness will affect the emotional well being