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. 2021 May 27;16(5):e0252479. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0252479

Table 4. Dimensions of pain assessed by measures: Impact of pain*.

Measure Impact
Life participation Sleep Mental
Daily activity Social activity Work$ Walking ability Physical function Strenuous physical activity Mood Bother Anxiety Affective Enjoyment of life
Established measures
SF-36 [22]
VAS £
EQ-5D [20]
GI-Q [27]
KDQOL-SF [29]
ADPKD-IS [24]a
PLD-Q [31]
EORTC QLQ-C30 [23]
BPI-SF [32]b
MPQ-DV [33]d
SF-MPQ-2 [34]c
SF-12 [18]
GSRS (Revised) [28]
HAM-D [19]
Wisconsin BPS (Revised) [6]b
GI-Q (Revised for PLD) [35]

* No author-developed measures reported impact as a dimension of pain

$ Work included both work outside the home and housework

£ VAS item with open-ended response questions vary

Data were

available for the selected field. Note: Physical function included normal or mild exercises.

a Daily activity included the patient’s need to modify lifestyle

b Social activity included relations with others and hobbies

c Affective descriptors of pain included tiring-exhausting, sickening, fearful and punishing-cruel

d Affective descriptors of pain included tension, autonomic, fear, punishment.