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Pain Interference Calculator

Assess how pain interferes with daily activities including sleep, mood, walking, work, social life, and enjoyment using a 0-10 rating scale.

Inputs

/ 10
/ 10
/ 10
/ 10
/ 10
/ 10
/ 10

Results

Average Interference

4 / 10

Severity Category

2 (1=Mild, 2=Moderate, 3=Severe)

Total Score28 / 70
How to Use This Calculator
  1. Enter Pain Intensity, Sleep Interference, and Mood Interference.
  2. Set Walking Interference, Work Interference, and Social Interference.
  3. Adjust Enjoyment of Life as needed.
  4. Review Average Interference (/ 10) and Severity Category ((1=Mild, 2=Moderate, 3=Severe)).
  5. Use Total Score (/ 70) to inform your decision.

How the result changes with Pain Intensity

Pain IntensityAverage InterferenceSeverity Category
13.4 / 101 (1=Mild, 2=Moderate, 3=Severe)
3.53.8 / 101 (1=Mild, 2=Moderate, 3=Severe)
6.54.2 / 102 (1=Mild, 2=Moderate, 3=Severe)
94.6 / 102 (1=Mild, 2=Moderate, 3=Severe)

What each input means

Pain Intensity
Overall pain intensity rating, 0 = no pain, 10 = worst pain imaginable.
Sleep Interference
How much pain interferes with sleep, 0 = not at all, 10 = completely.
Mood Interference
How much pain affects mood and emotional well-being, 0-10 scale.
Walking Interference
How much pain limits walking ability, 0-10 scale.
Work Interference
How much pain interferes with work (including housework), 0-10 scale.
Social Interference
How much pain interferes with social activities and relationships, 0-10 scale.
Enjoyment of Life
How much pain reduces enjoyment of life, 0-10 scale.

How this is calculated

Worked example, using the default values

  1. Identify Input Parameters
    4 parameters
    Pain Intensity = 5, Sleep Interference = 4, Mood Interference = 4, Walking Interference = 3 = 7 input(s) provided
  2. Calculate Average Interference
    Average Interference
    4 = 4
  3. Calculate Severity Category
    Severity Category
    2 = 2
  4. Calculate Total Score
    Total Score
    28 = 28

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