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Chronic Pain Acceptance Questionnaire
The Chronic Pain Acceptance Questionnaire (CPAQ) is a 20-item self-report instrument developed by McCracken in 1998 to measure pain acceptance—the willingness to experience pain while continuing with valued life activities. Unlike pain management approaches focused on pain reduction, the CPAQ operationalizes acceptance-based treatment philosophy grounded in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), measuring psychological flexibility in the context of chronic pain.
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- McCracken, L.M. (1998). Learning to live with the pain: Acceptance of pain predicts adjustment in persons with chronic pain. Pain, 74(1), 21-27. DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3959(97)00146-2 ↗
- McCracken, L.M., & Vowles, K.E. (2006). Acceptance of chronic pain. Current Pain and Headache Reports, 10(2), 90-94. DOI: 10.1007/s11916-006-0018-y ↗
- Vowles, K.E., McCracken, L.M., & Eccleston, C. (2007). Processes of change in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy for chronic pain. Journal of Pain, 8(7), 556-562. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2007.02.010 ↗