Previous research has demonstrated that 2-item versions of subscales from the Chronic
Pain Coping Inventory, Coping Strategy Questionnaire, and the Survey of Pain Attitudes
appear adequately reliable and valid for use in studies with large sample sizes. It was
suggested that use of the abbreviated scales might help to expand the testing and
application of cognitive-behavioral models of pain to new settings and with new populations
where assessment burden might be a key issue. This study explored the utility of these brief …