Table 5.
Classification of functional interference levels based on PPIQ scores
| Functional interference classification | PPIQ cutoffs (scale range 5–50) | Corresponding scale ranges
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| PDI range (median, mean) | ODI range (median, mean) | MPI-Int range (median, mean) | ||
| Low | ≤25 | 1–51 | 4.0–46.7 | 0.3–5.7 |
| 19.0, 21.3 | 24.0, 24.6 | 2.6, 2.8 | ||
| Moderate | 26–33 | 7–49 | 16.0–60.0 | 0.8–5.6 |
| 34.0, 32.6 | 35.5, 35.2 | 3.8, 3.8 | ||
| High | ≥34 | 16–67 | 16.0–80.0 | 2.7–6.0 |
| 48.0, 47.0 | 48.0, 50.0 | 4.8, 4.7 | ||
Abbreviations: MPI-Int, Multidimensional Pain Inventory-Interference; PDI, Pain Disability Index; PPIQ, Pictorial Pain Interference Questionnaire; ODI, Oswestry Disability Index.