The convergence and. predictive validity of the multidimensional pain inventory and the personality assessment inventory among individuals with chronic pain uri icon

abstract

  • Objective: To explore the convergence, redundancy, and validity of the Multidimensional Pain Inventory (MPI) and the Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI) in a chronic pain treatment setting. Participants: Data from intake (N = 235) and follow-up (N = 187) for individuals with an average of 9 years of chronic pain who participated in a 20-day integrative treatment program were analyzed. Outcome Measures: Oswestry Disability Index, Beck Depression and Anxiety inventories, Rand Short-Form Health Survey, and clinician-rated ability to stand and carry. Results: Conjoint factor analyses suggested that the MPI and PAI combine to tap five orthogonal factors: Negative Affect, Support, Externalizing, Physical Dysfunction, and Impulsivity. MPI and PAI scales significantly related to various aspects of client functioning, although these scales were more limited in predicting clinician-rated markers and change during treatment. Conclusion: Results support the combined use of the MPI and PAI to understand patient heterogeneity and predict treatment outcome in chronic pain samples. 2007 American Psychological Association.

published proceedings

  • REHABILITATION PSYCHOLOGY

altmetric score

  • 3

author list (cited authors)

  • Hopwood, C. J., Creech, S. K., Clark, T. S., Meagher, M. W., & Morey, L. C.

citation count

  • 5

complete list of authors

  • Hopwood, Christopher J||Creech, Suzannah K||Clark, Timothy S||Meagher, Mary W||Morey, Leslie C

publication date

  • January 2007