| Name of the Instrument/Tool | The West Haven-Yale Multidimensional Pain Inventory(WHYMPI) |
| First Description |
Kerns RD, Turk DC, Rudy TE. The West Haven-Yale Multidimensional Pain Inventory (WHYMPI). Pain 1985;23:345–56. |
| Year | 1985 |
| Domains | |
| Concept of constructs | Global assessment, Pain |
| Population/Disease | Generic |
| Originally developed for | --- |
| Other rheumatic diseases where can be applied (only if validated) |
Fibromyalgia (FM), Low Back Pain (LBP) |
| Additional population with no rheumatic diseases |
Yes Cancer |
| Language: Originally published in | English |
| Available in Language | Chinese, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, Japanese |
| REFERENCE IDENTIFICATION | |
| Author/s | Kerns RD, Turk DC, Rudy TE. |
| Title | The West Haven-Yale Multidimensional PainInventory (WHYMPI). |
| Journal | Pain |
| Year | 1985 |
| Vol | 23 |
| Num | --- |
| Pages | 345-56 |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
| Other references of interest | |
| Link | https://www.archives-pmr.org/article/S0003-9993(17)31093-6/p … |
| Brief Description |
Measurement Characteristics and Clinical Utility of the West Haven-Yale Multidimensional Pain Inventory in a Chronic Pain Population |
| Instrument/Tool Translations References | |
| Link | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19225607/ |
| Brief Description |
French translation of the WHYMPI |
| Link | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25937491/ |
| Brief Description |
Validation in Turkish patients with cancer. |
| DEVELOPER CONTACT INFORMATION | |
| Correspondence to | R D Kerns |
| robert.kerns@va.gov | |
| Address | West Haven VA Medical Center, West Haven, CT 06516, USA |
| Website | https://www.va.gov/PAINMANAGEMENT/WHYMPI_MPI.asp |
| Available | --- |
| Links | --- |
| DESCRIPTION OF THE INSTRUMENT | |
| Type Of Measure | Questionnaire |
| Brief Description |
49-item tool that evaluates several dimensions of the impact of chronicpain including patient experience with the pain, perceived support from the significant other (usually the spouse), and daily activities |
| Number of Items | 52 |
| Range | --- |
| Responses options/scale |
No |
| Developed for | Both, Clinical practice, Research |
| PRACTICAL APPLICATION | |
| Method of administration | Self-administered |
| Recommendations to score |
52 items organized in 3 sections and 12 subscales. The four activity subscales have been aggregated into a total General Activity scale. The response options and 3 overall scales. Each item is rated on a 0-6 scale, and the scores for each subsale are calculating by adding scores for each item in that subscale (divided by the number of items) |
| Score Interpretation | Higher scores indicate greater intensity in that subscale. |
| Cut-off points | --- |
| Cut-off points applied to | --- |
| Smallest detectable change if described | --- |
| Smallest detectable change applied to | --- |
| Completion time by the patient | 15-30 minutes |
| Scoring time by the assessor | 0 minutes |
| Training to score | Not necessary |
| Strengths | Easy to use, Useful in clinical practice & research |
| Limitations | --- |
| OTHER COMMENTS | |
| Other Comments | --- |