QualityMetric's Pain Impact Questionnaire™ (PIQ-6) is a 6-item, patient-reported health outcomes assessment designed
to measure pain severity and the impact of pain on an individual's health-related quality of life (HRQOL).
The PIQ-6 measures the impact of pain on work and leisure activities as well as on emotional well-being.
This Questionnaire is easy to use and interpret and was constructed as a brief, reliable assessment of pain severity
and pain impact on various aspect of an individual's life for:
Advancing Outcomes: Research, Health Policy, and Advocacy
Policymakers in government or private sector organizations will find the PIQ-6 useful through incorporation of information
about pain severity and pain impact into regional and national healthcare databases. Specifically, use of the standardized PIQ-6 to
assess the burden of diseases and compare treatment effectiveness across different samples/disease conditions (e.g. clinical, general population)
can enhance the ability to make policy decisions regarding pain management. Researchers, academics, and clinicians may be granted academic access to PIQ-6,
with companion products and services at substantial discount, for the purposes of scholarly research.
Developing, Evaluating, and Marketing Treatments and Devices
Pharmaceutical/biotechnology/medical device companies offering medications for the treatment of pain and/or in areas where pain is
an important component of quality of life measurement (arthritis, back pain, migraines, neuropathy, oncology, rehabilitation, etc.)
will find the PIQ-6 valuable in proving efficacy beyond traditional clinical endpoints and for the substantiation of product marketing
and labeling claims. HRQOL data relating to pain impact and severity can also be useful in positioning new treatments and devices
for formulary consideration within managed care. Lastly, companies with existing over-the-counter or subscription-based pain medications
and therapeutics can use data generated from the PIQ-6 to competitively position their products through marketing and pricing.
Improving Care Delivery
Managed Care:
The brevity of the PIQ-6 makes it an ideal survey for use in monitoring pain severity and quality of life of chronic pain populations.
Managed care organizations can use the PIQ-6 with supplementary measures to assess and track the burden of pain and the benefits of treatment
and to identify those individuals most likely to have problems with managing chronic pain, indicating a need for intervention. PIQ-6 scores can
also be used to monitor groups of patients suffering from various pain symptoms over time to determine the effects of particular treatment
interventions and could also play an integral role in building consumer/member awareness campaign or in any pain screening effort.
Clinical Practice:
Clinical practitioners will find point-in-time PIQ-6 assessments helpful in identifying patients whose pain is poorly managed, facilitating
communication between patients and providers, and in tailoring treatment strategy to match the degree of pain severity and impact.
With repeated use with a given patient or group of patients, the PIQ-6 can also be used to monitor changes in pain management over time and
to determine the effects of a treatment strategy for chronic pain.
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