Table 1.
FPQ‐III Item # and Item: | r | |
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I FEAR THE PAIN ASSOCIATED WITH: | ||
Fear of Medical/Dental pain | ||
8. | Having a blood sample drawn with a hypodermic needle | 0.63 |
11. | Receiving an injection in your arm | 0.62 |
14. | Receiving an injection in you hip/buttocks | 0.68 |
15. | Having a deep splinter in the sole of your foot probed and removed with tweezers | 0.64 |
16. | Having an eye doctor remove a foreign particle stuck in your eye | 0.51 |
17. | Receiving an injection in your mouth | 0.69 |
20. | Receiving stitches in your lip | 0.67 |
21. | Having a foot doctor remove a wart from your foot with a sharp instrument | 0.66 |
26. | Having a tooth pulled | 0.65 |
29. | Having one of your teeth drilled | 0.66 |
Fear of Minor Pain | ||
2. | Biting your tongue while eating | 0.56 |
4. | Cutting your tongue licking an envelope | 0.59 |
7. | Hitting a sensitive bone in your elbow‐your ‘funny’ bone | 0.64 |
12. | Burning your fingers with a match | 0.58 |
19. | Getting a papercut on your finger | 0.70 |
22. | Cutting yourself while shaving with a sharp razor | 0.64 |
23. | Gulping a hot drink before it has cooled | 0.67 |
24. | Getting strong soap in both your eyes while bathing or showering | 0.69 |
28. | Having sand or dust blow into your eyes | 0.63 |
30. | Having a muscle cramp | 0.57 |
Fear of Severe Pain | ||
1. | Being in an automobile accident | 0.64 |
3. | Breaking your arm | 0.75 |
5. | Having a heavy object hit you in the head | 0.76 |
6. | Breaking your leg | 0.80 |
9. | Having someone slam a heavy car door on your hand | 0.81 |
10. | Falling down a flight of concrete stairs | 0.77 |
13. | Breaking your neck | 0.79 |
18. | Being burned on your face by a lit cigarette | 0.70 |
25. | Having a terminal illness that causes you daily pain | 0.69 |
27. | Vomiting repeatedly because of food poisoning | 0.63 |
n = 550 (275 chronic pain patients and 275 undergraduates).