Bath Adolescent Pain Questionnaire – BAPQ

Mohammed looti

Scale Development & Technical Details

Scale Overview

The Bath Adolescent Pain Questionnaire – BAPQ was developed by Eccleston, Jordan, McCracken, Sleed, Connell & Clinch (2005). It is designed to measure Impact of chronic pain on adolescent functioning. The scale is intended for use with Adolescents (aged 11-18) with chronic pain.

Scale Structure

This instrument consists of 61 items organized into 7 factors/subscales: Social Functioning, Physical Functioning, Depression, General Anxiety, Pain-specific Anxiety, Family Functioning, Developmental Comparison.

Factor / Subscale	Items	N
Social Functioning	1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9	9
Physical Functioning	10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18	9
Depression	19,20,21,22,23,24	6
General Anxiety	25,26,27,28,29,30,31	7
Pain-specific Anxiety	32,33,34,35,36,37,38	7
Family Functioning	39,40,41,42,43,44,45,46,47,48,49,50	12
Developmental Comparison	51,52,53,54,55,56,57,58,59,60,61	11

Response Format

Respondents rate each item using a custom response format.

Response anchors: 0 = Never / Very behind, 1 = Hardly ever / Behind, 2 = Sometimes / Same, 3 = Often / Ahead, 4 = Always / Very ahead.

The scale includes 26 reverse-scored items to reduce acquiescence bias.

Scoring

Items are scored by subscale, with each subscale sum representing a distinct dimension.

Psychometric Properties

Internal Consistency: The scale has demonstrated good to excellent internal consistency with reported Cronbach’s alpha values of Cronbach's alpha ranges from 0.77 to 0.89 across subscales.

Administration

The scale is self-administered and typically takes approximately 15 minutes to complete. It can be administered individually or in group settings. No special training is required for administration.