Fear of Pain Questionnaire ‐9: Brief assessment of pain‐related fear and anxiety

ConclusionsThe FPQ‐9 is a psychometrically sound alternative to longer instruments assessing fear and anxiety associated with pain, for use in both clinical and research situations that only allow brief screening.
SignificanceThe FPQ‐9 has considerable potential for dissemination and utility for routine, brief screening, given its length (completion time ~2 min; scoring time ~1 min), reading level and psychometric properties.

Source: European Journal of Pain - July 31, 2017 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: D.W. McNeil, S.G. Kennedy, C.L. Randall, S.H. Addicks, C.D. Wright, K.G. Hursey, R. Vaglienti Tags: Original Article Source Type: research