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The West Haven-Yale Multidimensional Pain Inventory (WHYMPI)
Robert D Kerns1, Dennis C Turk, Thomas E Rudy
1West Haven VA Medical Center, West Haven, CT 06516 U.S.A. Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06511 U.S.A.
Pain
|December 1, 1985
Summary
The West Haven-Yale Multidimensional Pain Inventory (WHYMPI) offers a brief, clear, and psychometrically sound tool for assessing chronic pain. It evaluates pain
Area of Science:
- Pain research
- Clinical psychology
- Psychometrics
Background:
- Chronic pain assessment presents significant challenges for clinical researchers.
- Existing assessment tools often lack comprehensiveness or robust psychometric properties.
- A validated instrument is needed to evaluate chronic pain's impact and treatment efficacy.
Purpose of the Study:
- To introduce the West Haven-Yale Multidimensional Pain Inventory (WHYMPI) as a novel assessment tool.
- To address the need for a reliable and valid measure in chronic pain research and clinical practice.
- To highlight the WHYMPI's theoretical underpinnings and psychometric strengths.
Main Methods:
- Development of the West Haven-Yale Multidimensional Pain Inventory (WHYMPI).
- The inventory comprises 12 scales across three distinct parts.
- Assessment focuses on pain's impact, social responses, and daily activity participation.
Main Results:
- The WHYMPI demonstrates brevity, clarity, and strong psychometric properties.
- It provides a multidimensional assessment of the chronic pain experience.
- The inventory effectively captures the impact of pain on patients' lives and social interactions.
Conclusions:
- The WHYMPI is a valuable instrument for the assessment of clinical pain.
- It is recommended for use alongside behavioral and psychophysiological strategies in clinical settings.
- The WHYMPI's utility in empirical investigations of chronic pain is supported.