Table 1.

Daily diary items

Fear

I worry when I am in pain.

I find it difficult to calm my body down when having pain.

Feelings of pain are scary for me.

Avoidance

I put things off because of my pain.

I avoid making plans because of my pain.

Catastrophizing

When I have pain, I keep thinking how much it hurts.

When I have pain, I wonder whether something serious may happen.

When I have pain, it’s terrible and I think it’s never going to get better.

Acceptance-Activity Engagement

When my pain increases, I can still do things I have to do.

I can do activities well even if I do not control my pain.

I do things that are important and things that are fun even though I have chronic pain.

Pain

On a scale of 0 to 10, tell us how much pain you are feeling right now.