Chronic Pain Acceptance Questionnaire 8 (CPAQ-8)

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Chronic Pain Acceptance Questionnaire 8 (CPAQ-8)
Directions: Below you will find a list of statements. Please rate the truth of each statement as it applies
to you by circling a number. Use the following rating scale to make your choices. For instance, if you
believe a statement is “Always True”, you would circle the 6 next to that statement.
Reference: Fish, R., McGuire, B.E., Hogan, M., Stewart, I. & Morrison, T. (2010). Validation of
the Chronic Pain Acceptance Questionnaire (CPAQ) in an Internet sample and development and
preliminary validation of the CPAQ-8. Pain, 149, 435-443.
Never true
Very
rarely true
Seldom
true
Sometimes
true
Often true
Almost
always
true
Always
true
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
1.
I am getting on with the business of living no
matter what my level of pain is
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
2.
Keeping my pain level under control takes first
priority whenever I am doing something
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
3.
Although things have changed, I am living a
normal life despite my chronic pain
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
4.
Before I can make any serious plans, I have to
get some control over my pain
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
5.
I lead a full life even though I have chronic pain
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
6.
When my pain increases, I can still take care of
my responsibilities
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7.
I avoid putting myself in situations where my
pain might increase
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
8.
My worries and fears about what pain will do to
me are true
0
1
2
3
4
5
6

Note:
Pain Willingness scale = Items 2,4,7 and 8 (reverse scored),
Activity Engagement scale = Items 1, 3, 5 and 6
Total = Activity Engagement + Pain Willingness