| Chronic pain | Pain lasting longer than three months |
| Musculoskeletal pain | Pain affecting bones, muscles, joints, ligaments or tendons |
| Self-management | A person’s ability to take care of the symptoms, treatment, physical and psychological consequences, and lifestyle changes that go along with living with a chronic illness e.g. taking medication, exercising, resting, eating well etc. |
| Executive functions | The brain’s management system for planning, focusing and getting things done |
| Socioeconomic status | How much access a person and their family has to things like money, housing, employment, education, and services. |