Process / pipelinePatient-reported outcome assessment

Brief Pain Inventory

The Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) is a concise, validated self-report instrument developed by Cleeland and Ryan beginning in 1994 to measure the severity and functional impact of pain in patients with cancer and chronic pain conditions. The BPI-Short Form comprises 11 items assessing pain severity and interference with daily activities, enabling rapid multidimensional pain assessment across diverse clinical populations.

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  1. Cleeland, C. S., & Ryan, K. M. (1994). Pain assessment: global use of the Brief Pain Inventory. Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore, 23(2), 129-138. link
  2. Mendoza, T. R., Mayne, T., Rublee, D., & Cleeland, C. (2006). Rapid assessment of dyspnea in cancer patients: usefulness of a single-item screening question. Cancer, 100(4), 879-885. DOI: 10.1002/cncr.11959
  3. Keller, S., Bann, C. M., Dodd, S. L., Schein, J., Mendoza, T. R., & Cleeland, C. S. (2004). Validity of the Brief Pain Inventory as a measure of neuropathic pain. Journal of Pain, 5(2), 133-137. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2003.12.005

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ScholarGateBrief Pain Inventory (Brief Pain Inventory - Short Form). Retrieved 2026-06-04 from https://scholargate.app/en/health-services/brief-pain-inventory