| Name of the Instrument/Tool | Pain Self-Efficacy Questionnaire (PSEQ) |
| First Description |
Nicholas M.K. Self‐efficacy and chronic pain. In Paper presented at the annual conference British Psychological Society, St. Andrews, Scotland; 1989. |
| Year | 1989 |
| Domains | |
| Concept of constructs | Coping & helplessness, Pain, Self-management |
| 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 |
No |
| Language: Originally published in | English |
| Available in Language | Chinese, Dutch, English, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish |
| REFERENCE IDENTIFICATION | |
| Author/s | Nicholas MK. |
| Title | The pain self-efficacy questionnaire: Taking pain into account. |
| Journal | Eur J Pain. |
| Year | 2007 |
| Vol | 11 |
| Num | 2 |
| Pages | 153-163 |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Other references of interest | |
| Link | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24009343/ |
| Brief Description |
This study investigates the scale properties of the PSEQ using Rasch analysis. |
| Link | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24099685/ |
| Brief Description |
The purpose of this study was to develop a shorter version of the 10-item PSEQ. |
| Link | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29258726/ |
| Brief Description |
This SLR aims to to identify, appraise and synthesise the outcome measures used to assess self-management in patients with chronic pain |
| Instrument/Tool Translations References | |
| Link | https://research.vu.nl/en/publications/the-pain-self-efficac … |
| Brief Description |
Study that aims to translate the PSEQ into Italian through a process of cross-cultural adaptation. |
| Link | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17377107/ |
| Brief Description |
Study that aims to validate the psychometric properties of a Chinese version of the Pain Self-Efficacy Questionnaire |
| DEVELOPER CONTACT INFORMATION | |
| Correspondence to | Michael K Nicholas |
| miken@med.usyd.edu.au | |
| Address | Pain Management and Research Centre, University of Sydney at Royal North Shore Hospital, St. Leonards, Sydney, NSW 2065, Australia. |
| Website | --- |
| Available | --- |
| Links | --- |
| DESCRIPTION OF THE INSTRUMENT | |
| Type Of Measure | Scale |
| Brief Description |
The PSEQ is a 10-item scale was developed by Nicholas et al. in the late 1980s to measure a patient’s perceived confidence in performing specific activities when living with pain. Each of these items are rated with a 7-point Likert scale where ‘0 = not at all confident’ and ‘6 = completely confident’. |
| Number of Items | 10 |
| Range | 0-7 |
| Responses options/scale |
No |
| Developed for | Clinical practice, Research |
| PRACTICAL APPLICATION | |
| Method of administration | Self-administered |
| Recommendations to score |
The PSEQ consists of 10 items. Each item is scored on a 7-point scale ranging from 0 “not at all confident” to 6 “completely confident”. |
| Score Interpretation | Higher scores reflect stronger self-efficacy beliefs. |
| Cut-off points | --- |
| Cut-off points applied to | --- |
| Smallest detectable change if described | 15.7 |
| Smallest detectable change applied to | --- |
| Completion time by the patient | 0 minutes |
| Scoring time by the assessor | 0 minutes |
| Training to score | Not necessary |
| Strengths | Easy to use |
| Limitations | Copyrighted |
| OTHER COMMENTS | |
| Other Comments | --- |