Chronic Pain Acceptance Questionnaire (CPAQ)

1. I am getting on with the business of living no matter what my level of pain is

2. My life is going well, even though I have chronic pain

3. It’s OK to experience pain

4. I would gladly sacrifice important things in my life to control this pain better

5. It’s not necessary for me to control my pain in order to handle my life well

6. Although things have changed, I am living a normal life despite my chronic pain

7. I need to concentrate on getting rid of my pain

8. There are many activities I do when I feel pain

9. I lead a full life even though I have chronic pain

10. Controlling pain is less important than any other goals in my life

11. My thoughts and feelings about pain must change before I can take important steps in my life

12. Despite the pain, I am now sticking to a certain course in my life

13. Keeping my pain level under control takes first priority whenever I’m doing something

14. Before I can make any serious plans, I have to get some control over my pain

15. When my pain increases, I can still take care of my responsibilities

16. I will have better control over my life if I can control my negative thoughts about pain

17. I avoid putting myself in situations where my pain might increase

18. My worries and fears about what pain will do to me are true

19. It’s a relief to realize that I don’t have to change my pain to get on with my life

20. I have to struggle to do things when I have pain

When you have completed the questionnaire, please click the "Submit" button below:

Results

Activity Engagement Score:

Pain Willingness Score:

Overall Acceptance Score:

Scoring

Activity engagement is the pursuit of life activities regardless of pain. Pain willingness is the recognition that avoidance and control are often unworkable methods of adapting to chronic pain.

Activity engagement = 0 through 66 (lower means less activity engagement)

Pain willingness = 0 through 54 (lower means less pain willingness)

Overall acceptance scores:

0 - 20: Severe
21 - 40: Low
41 - 60: Low-Moderate
61 - 80: Moderate
81 - 100: Moderate-High
101-120: High