West Haven-Yale Multidimensional Pain Inventory (WHYMPI)
| Name of questionnaire | West Haven-Yale Multidimensional Pain Inventory (WHYMPI) |
| Type of questionnaire-description,age | Assesses subjective chronic pain; ages 18 and above |
| Number of items | 61 items |
| Number of domains & categories | 12 scales in 3 part |
| Name of categories/domains | Patient life factors, other's response to patient's pain, and patient's participation in daily activities |
| Scaling of items | 0-6 |
| Scoring available: with permission or free | Free |
| Scoring Test-retest reliability | Yes |
| Scoring Internal consistency | Yes |
| Validity | Yes, correlated with other questionnaires including STAI and BDI |
| Language | English |
| Translations in other languages (if yes, then list the languages) | Spanish, German, Dutch, Swedish, Italian |
| Developer name | Robert Kerns, PhD |
| Developer contact information |
Robert D. Kerns, Ph.D., VA Medical Center |
| Availability of questionnaire: needs permission from developer, cost or freely available | Free |
| Limitations | |
| Link to the questionnaire (if available) | Click Here to View the Questionaire |
| Other comments | Patient-rated scale |
| References (original publication) | Kerns, R. D., Turk, D. C., et al. (1985). "The West Haven-Yale Multidimensional Pain Inventory (WHYMPI)." Pain 23(4): 345-356. |
