The Pain Disability Index (PDI) a simple and rapid instrument for measuring the impact that pain has on the ability of a person to participate in essential life activities. This can be used to evaluate patients initially, to monitor them over time, and to judge the effectiveness of interventions. The index was developed at St. Louis University Medical Center.
Measures of disability related to pain:
(1) family and home responsibilities: activities related to home and family
(2) recreation: hobbies, sports and other leisure time activities
(3) social activity: participation with friends and acquaintances other than family members
(4) occupation: activities partly or directly related to working, including housework or volunteering
(5) sexual behavior: frequency and quality of sex life
(6) self care: personal maintenance and independent daily living (bathing, dressing, etc.)
(7) life-support activity: basic life-supporting behaviors (eating, sleeping, breathing, etc.)
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Level of Disability |
Points |
My Terms (not from paper) |
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none |
0 |
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1 |
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2 |
mild |
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3 |
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4 |
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5 |
moderate |
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6 |
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7 |
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8 |
severe |
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9 |
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total |
10 |
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pain disability index =
= SUM(points for all 7 parameters)
Interpretation:
• minimal index: 0
• maximal index: 70
• The higher the index, the greater the person's disability due to pain.
Performance:
• modest test-retest reliability
• discriminates between patients with low and high levels of disability
Purpose: To evaluate the impact of pain on a person's ability to function using the Pain Disability Index (PDI).
Specialty: Sports Medicine & Rehabilitation
Objective: severity, prognosis, stage, disability and performance
ICD-10: R52,
