title: An activity pacing scale for the chronic pain coping inventory: development in a sample of patients with fibromyalgia syndrome.
abstract: Patients with fibromyalgia syndrome (FS) experience a decreased ability to participate in both vocational and avocational activities. Although many treatment programs advocate activity pacing techniques, 'pacing' is a poorly understood concept for which there are no available measures. The present study describes a brief six-item pacing scale that can be administered as part of the Chronic Pain Coping Inventory (CPCI). Preliminary data indicate that this scale is a valid, reliable index of the pacing construct that is associated with physical impairment in patients with FS and is unrelated to simple task persistence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Western Ontario, ON, London, Canada. warren.nielson@lhsc.on.ca
authors.forename: W R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Nielson
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Jensen
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Hill
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D005356:Fibromyalgia / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010146:Pain / Q000523:psychology*; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012044:Regression Analysis; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires