Pain Self-Efficacy Questionnaire
The Pain Self-Efficacy Questionnaire asks how confident a person is about doing activities despite pain. This page is for clinics. It is not a diagnosis and not a public test.
Overview
What is the PSEQ?
PSEQ captures confidence with function in the presence of pain. It is not a measure of pain intensity and not a personality diagnosis.
Development and clinical use
Nicholas published the PSEQ as a pain self-efficacy instrument. Confirm current official materials before a live pathway.
- Catalogue status
- Educational entry
- Production scoring
- Not independently verified
- Mode
- self-report
- Typical use
- Clinician-reviewed intake
- Clinical role
- Pain self-efficacy support
Administration
A focused client experience
PSEQ is completed as a focused self-report and stored for clinician review. This public page does not collect answers or return a score.
- One question at a time with visible progress
- Large keyboard-operable response choices
- Previous, next, and answer-review steps
- Clear confirmation that results go to the clinic
The illustration shows layout only. It does not reproduce PSEQ item wording.
Report showcase
Designed to make evidence easy to review
The downloadable synthetic example illustrates report layout using invented response patterns, without patient data or instrument questions.
- Named instrument, version, and provenance
- Item-level response pattern without source wording
- Methodology, references, and clinical boundary
- Responsible clinician review rather than automated conclusions
Clinician review required
Methodology
Understand the measure and its scoring conventions
Published scoring conventions may exist in official materials. This public page does not independently verify scoring, cutoffs, or a production scoring rule. Use the official form and scoring instructions for the version you intend to use.
References
- PSEQ paperNicholas MK. The Pain Self-Efficacy Questionnaire: taking pain into account. Eur J Pain. 2007;11(2):153-163.
Questions
What clinics ask before they evaluate the PSEQ
These answers stay inside educational catalogue scope. They do not replace official manuals or clinician judgement.
Does PSEQ diagnose a pain condition?
No. It describes confidence with activity despite pain.
Can I complete PSEQ here?
No. This landing is educational.
Is PSEQ the same as PCS?
No. PCS asks about pain-related thinking. PSEQ asks about confidence with activity.
How is PSEQ used on Lirena?
As a pain-clinic self-report for clinician review, not as an automated conclusion.