Pain-relevant responses from significant others: development of a significant-other version of the WHYMPI scales

Pain. 1995 May;61(2):245-249. doi: 10.1016/0304-3959(94)00173-C.

Abstract

This paper reports on the development of a measure of significant-others' reports of the frequency of their solicitous, distracting and negative responses to chronic pain patients demonstrations of pain. This significant-other version is based on analogous scales that comprise part of the West Haven-Yale Multidimensional Pain Inventory (WHYMPI). The 3 pain-relevant response scales were demonstrated to have adequate indices of internal consistency and criterion-related validity. The potential clinical and research utility of the measure is discussed.

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial
  • Controlled Clinical Trial
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Family Health*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pain Measurement*
  • Reinforcement, Social*
  • Reproducibility of Results