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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Aug 19.
Published in final edited form as: Oncol Nurs Forum. 2018 Mar 1;45(2):260–272. doi: 10.1188/18.ONF.260-272

TABLE 1.

Internal Consistency Reliability of Study Variables

Variable Number of Items Reliability Scales or Items
Outcomes
Functional status 11 0.82 BPI interference (7 items), SF12 (2 scales), QOL, KPS
Pain 5 0.9 BPI (4 items), PPQ (1 item)
Pain-related distress 4 0.76 Distress Thermometer, MSAS, PPQ (2 items)
Perceived control
Pain catastrophizing 13 0.92 Pain Catastrophizing Scale (13 items)
Cognitive control 10 0.8 Survey of Pain Attitudes Control Subscale (10 items)
Pharmacologic control 7 0.68 Perceived Control Scale (7 items)
Feelings of control 3 0.71 PPQ (1 item), demo (2 items)
Intervention component
Medication management 35 0.85 PSMQ items plus items from the PPQ and BQ
Pain advocacy 22 0.8 PSMQ items plus items from the BQ
Living with pain 15 0.82 PSMQ items plus items from CPAQ

BPI—Brief Pain Inventory; BQ—Barrier Questionnaire; CPAQ—Chronic Pain Acceptance Questionnaire; KPS—Karnofsky Performance Status; MSAS—Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale; PPQ—Patient Pain Questionnaire; PSMQ—Pain Self-Management Questionnaire; QOL—quality of life; SF12—Short-Form 12 Physical and Mental Health Composite