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Shannonhouse L, Hong J, Fullen M, Westcott J, Mingo CA, Mize MC, Love SF. Racial Differences in the Relationship Between Pain and Suicide Desire in Older Adults. J Appl Gerontol 2022; 42:972-980. [PMID: 36540033 DOI: 10.1177/07334648221145854] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Older adults are reported to die by suicide at higher rates than the general population. Suicide desire among older adults is associated with pain, and pain experiences have been found to differ based on race. To investigate the relationship between pain and suicidal desire, 437 racially diverse older adults who receive home-based services (home-delivered meals) in the Southeastern region of the United States completed standardized measures of psychological pain, chronic physical pain, and suicidal desire. Results identified race moderated the relationship between pain and suicidal desire, indicating a stronger relationship between pain and suicidal desire among Black older adults than White older adults. Chronic physical pain (i.e., emotional burden) interacted with race to predict Perceived Burdensomeness ( p = .011) and Thwarted Belongingness ( p = .032). Greater attention to pain experiences among Black older adults is warranted, considering the impact of COVID-19 on racial/ethnic minorities’ mental health.
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- University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to Increase Resilience in Chronic Pain Patients: A Clinical Guideline. Medicina (B Aires) 2022; 58:medicina58040499. [PMID: 35454337 PMCID: PMC9025890 DOI: 10.3390/medicina58040499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2022] [Revised: 02/28/2022] [Accepted: 03/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Chronic pain remains a very difficult condition to manage for healthcare workers and patients. Different options are being considered and a biopsychosocial approach seems to have the most benefit, since chronic pain influences biological, psychological and social factors. A conservative approach with medication is the most common type of treatment in chronic pain patients; however, a lot of side effects are often induced. Therefore, a premium is set on novel nonpharmacological therapy options for chronic pain, such as psychological interventions. Previous research has demonstrated that resilience is a very important aspect in coping with chronic pain. A more recent type of cognitive-behavioural therapy is Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, in which psychological flexibility is intended to be the end result. In this manuscript, current evidence is used to explain why and how a comprehensive and multimodal treatment for patients with chronic pain can be applied in clinical practice. This multimodal treatment consists of a combination of pain neuroscience education and cognitive-behavioural therapy, more specifically Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. The aim is to provide a clinical guideline on how to contribute to greater flexibility and resilience in patients with chronic pain.
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Macrophages transfer mitochondria to sensory neurons to resolve inflammatory pain. Neuron 2021; 110:613-626.e9. [PMID: 34921782 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2021.11.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2020] [Revised: 09/21/2021] [Accepted: 11/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The current paradigm is that inflammatory pain passively resolves following the cessation of inflammation. Yet, in a substantial proportion of patients with inflammatory diseases, resolution of inflammation is not sufficient to resolve pain, resulting in chronic pain. Mechanistic insight into how inflammatory pain is resolved is lacking. Here, we show that macrophages actively control resolution of inflammatory pain remotely from the site of inflammation by transferring mitochondria to sensory neurons. During resolution of inflammatory pain in mice, M2-like macrophages infiltrate the dorsal root ganglia that contain the somata of sensory neurons, concurrent with the recovery of oxidative phosphorylation in sensory neurons. The resolution of pain and the transfer of mitochondria requires expression of CD200 receptor (CD200R) on macrophages and the non-canonical CD200R-ligand iSec1 on sensory neurons. Our data reveal a novel mechanism for active resolution of inflammatory pain.
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Heiberg Agerbeck A, Martiny FHJ, Jauernik CP, Due Bruun K, Rahbek OJ, Bissenbakker KH, Brodersen J. Validity of Current Assessment Tools Aiming to Measure the Affective Component of Pain: A Systematic Review. PATIENT-RELATED OUTCOME MEASURES 2021; 12:213-226. [PMID: 34262380 PMCID: PMC8274708 DOI: 10.2147/prom.s304950] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2021] [Accepted: 06/04/2021] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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The objective of this study was to identify patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs), which aim to measure the affective component of pain and to assess their content validity, unidimensionality, measurement invariance, and Internal consistency in patients with chronic pain. The study was reported according to the PRISMA guidelines. A protocol of the review was submitted to PROSPERO before data extraction. Eligible studies were any type of study that investigated at least one of the domains: PROM development, content validity, dimensionality, internal consistency, or measurement invariance of any type of scale that claimed to measure the affective component of pain among patients with chronic pain. The databases Medline, Embase, PsycINFO, and the Cochrane Library were searched for eligible studies. The database search was supplemented by looking for relevant articles in the reference list of included studies, ie backtracking. All included studies were assessed independently by two authors according to the “COSMIN methodology on Systematic Reviews of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures”. Descriptive data synthesis of the identified PROMs was conducted. The search yielded 11,242 titles of which 283 were assessed at the full-text level. Full-text screening led to the inclusion of 11 studies and an additional 28 studies were identified via backtracking, leading to the inclusion of 39 studies in total in the review. Included studies described the development and validity of 10 unique PROMs, all of which we assessed to have potentially inadequate content validity and doubtful psychometric properties. No studies reported whether the PROMs possessed invariant measurement properties. The existing PROMs measuring affective components of chronic pain potentially lack content validity and have inadequate psychometric measurement properties. There is a need for new PROMs measuring the affective component of chronic pain that possess high content validity and adequate psychometric measurement properties.
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- Anders Heiberg Agerbeck
- The Section of General Practice and Research Unit for General Practice in Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.,The Research Unit for General Practice in Region Zealand, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Pain Research Group, Pain Centre, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
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- The Section of General Practice and Research Unit for General Practice in Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.,The Research Unit for General Practice in Region Zealand, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- The Section of General Practice and Research Unit for General Practice in Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.,The Research Unit for General Practice in Region Zealand, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Pain Research Group, Pain Centre, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark.,Department of Clinical Research, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- The Section of General Practice and Research Unit for General Practice in Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.,The Research Unit for General Practice in Region Zealand, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- The Section of General Practice and Research Unit for General Practice in Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.,The Research Unit for General Practice in Region Zealand, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- The Section of General Practice and Research Unit for General Practice in Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.,The Research Unit for General Practice in Region Zealand, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Rogers AH, Garey L, Allan NP, Zvolensky MJ. Exploring transdiagnostic processes for chronic pain and opioid misuse among two studies of adults with chronic pain. Behav Res Ther 2020; 136:103786. [PMID: 33316580 DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2020.103786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2020] [Revised: 10/05/2020] [Accepted: 12/07/2020] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Chronic pain is a significant public health problem associated with functional impairment, increased medical expenditures, and opioid misuse. Recent work has suggested that certain transdiagnostic psychosocial factors may be more important than pain intensity to better understand pain and opioid outcomes. Specifically, pain-related anxiety, anxiety sensitivity, emotion dysregulation, and distress tolerance have all been uniquely associated with both pain and opioid outcomes across a range of samples. Yet, no work has examined how these transdiagnostic constructs relate to pain and opioid misuse when accounting for the other constructs. Therefore, the current study employed two independent sample of adults with chronic pain to examine (1) the construct independence of each of these factors using exploratory structural equation modelling (ESEM) and (2) how each of these constructs relates to pain and opioid outcomes in latent structural models. Results from Study 1 provided empirical support for construct independence of the transdiagnostic constructs. Findings from Study 2 indicated that pain-related anxiety was most strongly related to pain intensity, interference, and pain-related negative affect, anxiety sensitivity with opioid misuse, and emotion dysregulation with all studied criterion variables. The current results highlight the importance of assessing and targeting transdiagnostic constructs among adults with pain.
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- Department of Psychology, University of Houston, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Houston, USA; Department of Behavioral Science, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA; HEALTH Institute, University of Houston, USA.
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Does Working Memory Moderate the Within-Person Associations Between Pain Intensity and Negative Affect and Pain's Interference With Work Goal Pursuit? Clin J Pain 2019; 34:566-576. [PMID: 29135697 DOI: 10.1097/ajp.0000000000000569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Chronic pain exerts a pervasive negative influence on workers' productivity. However, a paucity of research has addressed the mechanisms underlying the pain → productivity relation. In the present study using intensive daily diary data, we examined whether working memory (WM) moderates the positive within-person associations between (1) morning pain intensity and (2) morning negative affect (NA) and later day pain's interference of work-goal (WG) pursuit. METHODS A community sample of 131 adults with chronic pain completed a battery of questionnaires, laboratory-measured WM, and a 21-day daily diary. RESULTS WM did not moderate the positive within-person association between morning pain intensity and afternoon/evening ratings of pain's interference with work goal pursuit. However, individuals with higher WM showed significantly attenuated positive within-person association between morning negative affect and pain's interference with afternoon/evening work goal pursuit. DISCUSSION WM appears to protect goal-relevant information from distractions due to negative affective arousal. The continued use of ecologically valid observational and intervention studies would shed further light on the influence of WM on the pursuit of valued work goals in the face of pain and negative affect.
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Examining the Adjustment Patterns of Adults With Multiple Chronic Pain Conditions and Multiple Pain Sites: More Pain, No Gain. THE JOURNAL OF PAIN 2019; 21:108-120. [PMID: 31201991 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2019.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2019] [Revised: 05/24/2019] [Accepted: 06/10/2019] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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The present study examined how multiple chronic pain conditions and pain sites are associated with sociodemographics, chronic pain adjustment profiles, and emotional distress. A total of 2,407 individuals who reported at least 6 months of having consistent pain severity, pain interference, and/or emotional burden due to pain were recruited through random digit dialing across the United States. Participants' chronic pain adjustment profiles (ie, pain intensity, pain interference, emotional burden, pain catastrophizing, pain coping, pain attitudes, and social resources) were assessed. Anxiety and depressive symptoms were also measured using a subsample of 181 participants who provided 3-month follow-up data. More than 60% of individuals with chronic pain reported having multiple pain conditions. Middle-aged single women with fibromyalgia, disability and of low socioeconomic status reported a greater number of pain conditions and pain sites. Structural equation modeling revealed that a higher number of pain conditions and sites were associated with more dysfunctional chronic pain adjustment profiles. The subsample analyses showed that reporting a greater number of pain conditions predicted a higher level of depression and anxiety 3 months later, controlling for pain-related anxiety and depressive symptoms, pain severity and interference at baseline. Having multiple pain conditions and sites may represent a psychosocial barrier to successful adjustment to chronic pain. PERSPECTIVE: This article argues for the importance of assessing the number of co-occurring chronic pain conditions and bodily areas that are affected by pain in both pain research and clinical settings. Measuring and incorporating such information could potentially enhance our nascent understanding of the adjustment processes of chronic pain.
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Rogers AH, LaRowe LR, Ditre JW, Zvolensky MJ. Opioid misuse and perceived smoking-pain relationships among HIV+ individuals with pain: Exploring negative affect responses to pain. Addict Behav 2019; 88:157-162. [PMID: 30199776 DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2018.08.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2018] [Revised: 08/29/2018] [Accepted: 08/31/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Persons living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) report high rates of clinically significant pain that is associated with several negative outcomes, including higher CD4 T-cell count, poor medication adherence, and substance use and misuse. Importantly, PLWHA also report elevated rates of both opioid and tobacco use, and these elevated rates have often been associated with increased pain experience. Although research suggests that negative affective responses to pain may be uniquely associated with substance misuse among individuals in the general population, little work has examined these relations among PLWHA. The current study examined negative emotions in response to pain as a predictor of current opioid misuse, future opioid misuse, and perceived smoking-pain relationships among 66 (Mage = 51.26, SD = 8.00, 60.6% male) HIV+ adults with co-occurring pain. Results indicated that negative emotions in response to pain uniquely predicted each of the substance use outcomes, with clinically significant effect sizes that may be characterized as medium in magnitude. Overall, these findings suggest that negative affective responses to pain may play a role in prescription opioid misuse and smoking among PLWHA. These findings may inform the development of tailored interventions for PLWHA smokers who are prescribed opioid pain medications.
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- Andrew H Rogers
- Department of Psychology, University of Houston, United States
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- Syracuse University, Department of Psychology, Syracuse, NY, United States
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- Syracuse University, Department of Psychology, Syracuse, NY, United States
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- Department of Psychology, University of Houston, United States; Department of Behavioral Science, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, United States; HEALTH Institute, University of Houston, United States.
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Goubert L, Trompetter H. Towards a science and practice of resilience in the face of pain. Eur J Pain 2017; 21:1301-1315. [PMID: 28573783 DOI: 10.1002/ejp.1062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/26/2017] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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The primary objective of this paper is to discuss how a resilience approach to (chronic) pain may advance our current understanding of (mal)adaptation to pain. Different resilience perspectives are described, and future challenges for research, prevention and treatment of (chronic) pain are discussed. Literature searches were performed in Web of Science and PubMed to identify relevant literature on risk and resilience in the context of pain. Resilience can be best defined as the ability to restore and sustain living a fulfilling life in the presence of pain. The Psychological Flexibility Model, the Broaden-and-Build Theory, and Self-Determination Theory are described as theories that may provide insight into resilience within the context of (chronic) pain. We describe how a resilience paradigm shifts the outcomes to pursue in pain research and intervention and argue the need for including positive outcomes in addition to negative outcomes. Psychological flexibility, positive affect and basic psychological needs satisfaction are described as potentially important resilience mechanisms with the potential to target both sustainability and recovery from pain. A resilience approach to chronic pain may have important implications for the prevention and treatment of chronic pain problems, as it may give specific indications on how to empower patients to continue living a fulfilling life (in the presence of pain). SIGNIFICANCE The resilience approach put forward in this review spotlights sustainability of positive outcomes (e.g. engagement in meaningful activities) in the presence of pain as an outcome to pursue beyond recovery of negative outcomes. We illuminate the evidence-base and practical application of promising resilience mechanisms (positive emotions, psychological flexibility, needs satisfaction). For this article, a commentary is available at the Wiley Online Library.
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- L Goubert
- Department of Experimental-Clinical and Health Psychology, Ghent University, Belgium
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- Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, Center for eHealth and Wellbeing Research, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
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Thibaut A, Zeng D, Caumo W, Liu J, Fregni F. Corticospinal excitability as a biomarker of myofascial pain syndrome. Pain Rep 2017; 2:e594. [PMID: 29392210 PMCID: PMC5741300 DOI: 10.1097/pr9.0000000000000594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2016] [Revised: 03/09/2017] [Accepted: 03/10/2017] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Myofascial pain syndrome (MPS) is a common chronic pain disorder that lacks effective diagnostic criteria. To better understand neurophysiological changes in chronic pain, several trials exploring corticospinal excitability in different populations of patients with chronic pain have been performed. OBJECTIVES In this systematic review, we aimed to investigate the current literature on MPS and intracortical disinhibition, by means of increased intracortical facilitation and decreased intracortical inhibition (ICI). METHODS We performed a search on PubMed to identify clinical trials on MPS and transcranial magnetic stimulation measurements. We then applied the Harford Hill criteria to the identified studies to assess the possible causal relationship between intracortical disinhibition measurements and MPS. Finally, we compared our findings on MPS with other chronic pain conditions. RESULTS Four studies assessing corticospinal excitability in patients with MPS were found. Although the amount of trials available is limited, all the reported studies indicated an increased intracortical disinhibition in patients with MPS. Importantly, these measurements were also correlated with psychological factors, such as pain catastrophism, or anxiety. However, based on the Harford Hill criteria, we could not assert a strong causal relationship between these markers and MPS. Although intracortical disinhibition has been consistently found in patients having MPS, this lack of cortical inhibition was not only observed in this specific chronic pain syndrome but also in fibromyalgia and neuropathic pain conditions. CONCLUSION Intracortical disinhibition seems to be a marker that has been consistently observed in MPS. Future prospective cohort studies could provide new insights in the development of neoplastic and maladaptive changes occurring in chronic pain syndromes and help the development of new therapeutic options.
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- Aurore Thibaut
- Spaulding Neuromodulation Center, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Spaulding Neuromodulation Center, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Guangdong Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- Laboratory of Pain and Neuromodulation, Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Guangdong Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- Spaulding Neuromodulation Center, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Johnson AM, Smith SM. A review of general pain measurement tools and instruments for consideration of use in COPD clinical practice. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis 2017; 12:923-929. [PMID: 28360515 PMCID: PMC5364013 DOI: 10.2147/copd.s119889] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The experience of pain can have a significant impact on the everyday life of individuals including those with COPD. Recently, pain has emerged as an area in COPD research. When considering pain measurement in COPD studies, it is important to consider the validity, reliability, responsiveness and interpretability of instruments and tools. This review sought to assess these domains of general pain instruments and tools using the consensus-based standards for the selection of health measurement instruments (COSMIN). METHODS Three separate analyses were used to assess general pain measurement tools and instruments. These comprise COSMIN's, 1) methodological quality assessment with dichotomous responses, 2) the 4-point rating scale, and 3) overall quality criteria using an assessment scale for clinimetric properties by Terwee. RESULTS Overall Pain Sensitivity Questionnaire (PSQ) was found to have the highest rating in all domains of validity, reliability, responsiveness and interpretability. In the first analysis, PSQ and Geriatric Pain Measure (GPM) scored highest in four of the six domains. In the second analysis, using the 4-point rating, the PSQ scored highest in three of four domains. In the third analysis, the GPM scored the highest in all four domains. Overall the PSQ, GPM and Defense and Veterans Pain Rating Scale scores were consistently high in the three separate analyses in this review. CONCLUSION This review found variability in the domains of validity, reliability, responsiveness and interpretability in general pain tools and instruments. The PSQ was found to be the most valid and reliable general pain measurement instrument for adult populations.
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- School of Nursing and Midwifery, Western Sydney University, Penrith; Respiratory, Sleep, and Environmental Health Research Academic Unit, Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool, NSW, Australia
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Souza I, Vasconcelos AGG, Caumo W, Baptista AF. Resilience profile of patients with chronic pain. CAD SAUDE PUBLICA 2017; 33:e00146915. [PMID: 28125124 DOI: 10.1590/0102-311x00146915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2015] [Accepted: 01/26/2016] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The aim of this study was to identify resilience profiles of patients with chronic pain. Using latent class analysis in a sample of 414 patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain, three profiles were identified: primary resilience (40%), consisting of individuals 40 years or younger with high education, who seek medical care, are not working, and without symptoms of psychological stress; secondary resilience (30%), consisting of women over 54 years of age with low schooling, who seek medical care, are not working, and with low likelihood of symptoms of psychological stress; tertiary resilience (29%), women with medium schooling, 40 to 54 years old, working, who do not seek medical care, and with a high likelihood of symptoms of psychological stress. The three profiles display different paths of resilience in chronic pain that are relevant to clinical practice, highlighting the importance of multidisciplinary care for patients with chronic pain.
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- Israel Souza
- Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.,Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
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- Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brasil
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Effects of daily pain intensity, positive affect, and individual differences in pain acceptance on work goal interference and progress. Pain 2016; 156:2276-2285. [PMID: 26469319 DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000000278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Multilevel modeling was used to examine the effects of morning pain intensity and morning positive and negative affect on pain's interference with afternoon work goal pursuit and with evening work goal progress in a community sample of 132 adults who completed a 21-day diary. The moderating effects of pain acceptance and pain catastrophizing on the associations between morning pain intensity and afternoon work goal interference were also tested. Results revealed that the positive relationship between morning pain intensity and pain's interference with work goal pursuit was significantly moderated by pain acceptance, but not by pain catastrophizing. Both morning pain intensity and positive affect exerted significant indirect effects on evening work goal progress through the perception of pain's interference with work goal pursuit in the afternoon. Furthermore, the mediated effect of morning pain on evening work goal progress was significant when pain acceptance was at the grand mean and 1 SD below the grand mean, but not when pain acceptance was 1 SD above the grand mean. Thus, it appears that high pain acceptance significantly attenuates pain's capacity to disrupt work goal pursuit. Moreover, morning positive affect appears to operate as a protective factor. Additional interpretations and potential explanations for some inconsistent outcomes are discussed along with limitations, clinical implications, and suggestions for future studies.
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Mun CJ, Karoly P, Ruehlman L, Kim H. Borderline Personality Features and Pain Severity: Exploring the Mediational Role of Depression and Catastrophizing. JOURNAL OF SOCIAL AND CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY 2016. [DOI: 10.1521/jscp.2016.35.5.386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Pombo N, Garcia N, Bousson K, Spinsante S, Chorbev I. Pain Assessment--Can it be Done with a Computerised System? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2016; 13:415. [PMID: 27089351 PMCID: PMC4847077 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph13040415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2016] [Revised: 03/29/2016] [Accepted: 04/07/2016] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Background: Mobile and web technologies are becoming increasingly used to support the treatment of chronic pain conditions. However, the subjectivity of pain perception makes its management and evaluation very difficult. Pain treatment requires a multi-dimensional approach (e.g., sensory, affective, cognitive) whence the evidence of technology effects across dimensions is lacking. This study aims to describe computerised monitoring systems and to suggest a methodology, based on statistical analysis, to evaluate their effects on pain assessment. Methods: We conducted a review of the English-language literature about computerised systems related to chronic pain complaints that included data collected via mobile devices or Internet, published since 2000 in three relevant bibliographical databases such as BioMed Central, PubMed Central and ScienceDirect. The extracted data include: objective and duration of the study, age and condition of the participants, and type of collected information (e.g., questionnaires, scales). Results: Sixty-two studies were included, encompassing 13,338 participants. A total of 50 (81%) studies related to mobile systems, and 12 (19%) related to web-based systems. Technology and pen-and-paper approaches presented equivalent outcomes related with pain intensity. Conclusions: The adoption of technology was revealed as accurate and feasible as pen-and-paper methods. The proposed assessment model based on data fusion combined with a qualitative assessment method was revealed to be suitable. Data integration raises several concerns and challenges to the design, development and application of monitoring systems applied to pain.
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- Nuno Pombo
- Instituto de Telecomunicações (Telecommunications Institute), University of Beira Interior, Covilhã 6200-001, Portugal.
- Department of Informatics, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã 6200-001, Portugal.
- ALLab-Assisted Living Computing and Telecommunications Laboratory, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã 6200-001, Portugal.
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- Instituto de Telecomunicações (Telecommunications Institute), University of Beira Interior, Covilhã 6200-001, Portugal.
- Department of Informatics, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã 6200-001, Portugal.
- ALLab-Assisted Living Computing and Telecommunications Laboratory, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã 6200-001, Portugal.
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- Department of Aerospace Sciences, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã 6200-001, Portugal.
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- Dipartimento di Ingegneria dell'Informazione, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona 60121, Italy.
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- Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University Skopje, Skopje 1000, Macedonia.
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Mun CJ, Karoly P, Okun MA, Kim H, Tennen H. Affect, work-goal schemas, and work-goal striving among adults with chronic pain: a multilevel structural equation analysis. J Behav Med 2015; 39:288-99. [DOI: 10.1007/s10865-015-9696-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2015] [Accepted: 11/10/2015] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Okun M, Karoly P, Mun CJ, Kim H. Pain-Contingent Interruption and Resumption of Work Goals: A Within-Day Diary Analysis. THE JOURNAL OF PAIN 2015; 17:65-75. [PMID: 26460172 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2015.09.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2015] [Revised: 07/16/2015] [Accepted: 09/24/2015] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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UNLABELLED Daily pain-related attributions for and negative affective reactions to the nonpursuit of work goals and individual differences in chronic pain severity and stress were used to predict work goal resumption in a sample of 131 adults with chronic pain. Variables were assessed via questionnaires and a 21-day diary. On days when participants reported nonpursuit of work goals in the afternoon, increases in pain-related attributions for goal interruption were positively associated with higher negative affective reactions which, in turn, were associated with an increased likelihood of same-day work goal resumption. Stress amplified the relation between pain-related attributions and negative affective reactions, and chronic pain severity was positively related to work goal resumption. PERSPECTIVE Under certain circumstances, chronic pain and pain-related attributions can have positive motivational effects on work goal resumption. The findings of the present study may contribute to the development of interruption management techniques in vocational settings that leverage the roles of pain-related attributions, goal cognition, and emotionality.
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- Morris Okun
- Department of Psychology, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona.
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- Department of Psychology, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona
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- Department of Psychology, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona
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- Department of Psychology, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona
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Nicholas MK, McGuire BE, Asghari A. A 2-Item Short Form of the Pain Self-Efficacy Questionnaire: Development and Psychometric Evaluation of PSEQ-2. THE JOURNAL OF PAIN 2015; 16:153-63. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2014.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2014] [Revised: 10/23/2014] [Accepted: 11/03/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Karoly P, Okun MA, Enders C, Tennen H. Effects of pain intensity on goal schemas and goal pursuit: a daily diary study. Health Psychol 2014; 33:968-76. [PMID: 25180547 DOI: 10.1037/hea0000093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Although the adverse effects of chronic pain on work productivity and daily life pursuits are clear, the within-person dynamics of pain, goal cognition, and engagement in work-related and lifestyle goals remain uncharted. This study investigated the impact of pain intensity (assessed on 3 occasions each day) and goal-related schematic thinking (ratings of importance, planning, and goal pursuit opportunities, assessed only in the morning) on afternoon and evening work and lifestyle goal pursuit. METHODS A community sample of working adults with chronic pain (N = 131) were screened and interviewed about their work and lifestyle goals and completed a 21-day telephonic diary. Hierarchical linear modeling was used to estimate within-person and between-person effects. RESULTS At the within-person level, morning pain intensity was inversely related to schematic cognition concerning work and lifestyle goals, whereas, at the between-person level, morning pain intensity varied positively with schematic thinking about work goals as well with afternoon lifestyle goal pursuit. At both the between- and within- analytic levels, morning goal schemas were positively associated with the pursuit of each type of goal in the afternoon and again in the evening. Moreover, positive carry-over effects of morning goal schemas on next day afternoon goal pursuit were observed. CONCLUSIONS Whereas morning pain intensity exhibited inconsistent effects across analytic levels, morning goal-related schematic thinking consistently predicted goal pursuit across analytic levels, type of goal, and time of day. These findings have implications for treatment and prevention of pain's potentially deleterious effects on workplace and lifestyle goals.
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- Paul Karoly
- Department of Psychology, Arizona State University
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- Department of Psychology, Arizona State University
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- Department of Community Medicine, University of Connecticut Health Center
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Trait mindfulness and catastrophizing as mediators of the association between pain severity and pain-related impairment. PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2014.03.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Karoly P, Ruehlman LS, Okun MA. Psychosocial and demographic correlates of employment vs disability status in a national community sample of adults with chronic pain: toward a psychology of pain presenteeism. PAIN MEDICINE 2013; 14:1698-707. [PMID: 24010682 DOI: 10.1111/pme.12234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Although chronic pain is a source of work-related disability, relatively little research has addressed the psychological factors that differentiate individuals in chronic pain who leave the workforce from those who remain on the job despite their pain. OBJECTIVE The present study examined a small set of attitudinal and coping-related factors as potential correlates of pain-related disability vs continued part- or full-time employment over and above the role of well-known risk factors. METHODS A large sample of adult men and women with chronic pain drawn from across the United States (N = 1,293) by means of random digit dialing was subdivided into two groups: working (N = 859) and on disability (N = 434). Both groups were interviewed (by telephone) to complete a set of instruments (called the Profile of Chronic Pain: Extended Assessment battery) measuring pain attitudes and coping methods. RESULTS Logistic regression analysis revealed that continued employment status was inversely related to pain severity and was positively related to higher education and being Hispanic. After controlling for severity and demographic factors, belief in a medical cure and catastrophizing tendencies were significant inverse predictors, and task persistence was a positive predictor of continued employment. CONCLUSIONS Results revealed both demographic and attitudinal predictors of continued employment and highlight the value of harnessing insights from the psychology of work engagement to better understand the processes underlying pain presenteeism. Interventions designed to keep persons with pain in the active work force should build upon and extend the present findings.
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- Paul Karoly
- Department of Psychology, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA; Goalistics LLC, Tempe, Arizona, USA
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Caumo W, Ruehlman LS, Karoly P, Sehn F, Vidor LP, Dall-Ágnol L, Chassot M, Torres ILS. Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Validation of the Profile of Chronic Pain: Screen for a Brazilian Population. PAIN MEDICINE 2013; 14:52-61. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2012.01528.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Riddle DL, Jensen MP. Construct and criterion-based validity of brief pain coping scales in persons with chronic knee osteoarthritis pain. PAIN MEDICINE 2012; 14:265-75. [PMID: 23240934 DOI: 10.1111/pme.12007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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OBJECTIVES A recent trend in clinical practice is to adopt short screening and diagnostic self-report instruments for patients with chronic pain. Brief two-item pain coping and beliefs measures have recently been developed and have potential to improve decision making in clinical practice. Our study examined the construct and criterion-based validity of the two-item per scale version of the coping strategies questionnaire (CSQ). DESIGN We used data obtained on a community-based sample of 873 persons with chronic knee osteoarthritis pain from the Osteoarthritis Initiative, a large longitudinal cohort study. Persons were administered the two-item per scale version of the CSQ. The International Classification of Functioning framework was used to select a variety of criterion-based measures for comparison with the CSQ. Spearman correlations and hierarchical regression models were used to characterize construct validity and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves, sensitivity and specificity were used to describe criterion-based validity. RESULTS Construct validity of the CSQ scales was generally supported, with the Catastrophizing and Praying or Hoping scales demonstrating the strongest construct validity across criterion measures. Criterion-based validity for the CSQ scales varied depending on the criterion measure. The Catastrophizing and Praying or Hoping scales also had the strongest criterion-based validity, with ROC curve areas as high as 0.71 (95% confidence interval = 0.67, 0.75), P < 0.001, for identifying persons with substantial physical function deficits. CONCLUSIONS The findings suggest that several of the two-item CSQ scales demonstrate a modest level of construct validity along with fair criterion-based validity. The Catastrophizing and Praying or Hoping scales appear to hold the most promise for clinical applications and future longitudinal research.
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- Daniel L Riddle
- Department of Physical , Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia 23298-0224, USA.
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Sehn F, Chachamovich E, Vidor LP, Dall-Agnol L, Custódio de Souza IC, Torres ILS, Fregni F, Caumo W. Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Validation of the Brazilian Portuguese Version of the Pain Catastrophizing Scale. PAIN MEDICINE 2012; 13:1425-35. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2012.01492.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 115] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Ruehlman LS, Karoly P, Enders C. A randomized controlled evaluation of an online chronic pain self management program. Pain 2011; 153:319-330. [PMID: 22133450 DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2011.10.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2011] [Revised: 09/15/2011] [Accepted: 10/18/2011] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Internet-based educational and therapeutic programs (e-health applications) are becoming increasingly popular for a variety of psychological and physical disorders. We tested the efficacy of an online Chronic Pain Management Program, a comprehensive, fully self-directed and self-paced system that integrates social networking features and self-management tools into an interactive learning environment. Of 305 adult participants (196 women, 109 men), a total of 162 individuals with chronic pain were randomly assigned unsupervised access to the program for approximately 6 weeks; 143 were assigned to the wait-listed control group with treatment as usual. A comprehensive assessment was administered before the study and approximately 7 and 14 weeks thereafter. All recruitment, data collection, and participant involvement took place online. Participation was fully self-paced, permitting the evaluation of program effectiveness under real-world conditions. Intent-to-treat analysis that used linear growth models was used as the primary analytic tool. Results indicated that program utilization was associated with significant decreases in pain severity, pain-related interference and emotional burden, perceived disability, catastrophizing, and pain-induced fear. Further, program use led to significant declines in depression, anxiety, and stress. Finally, as compared to the wait-listed control group, the experimental group displayed a significant increase in knowledge about the principles of chronic pain and its management. Study limitations are considered, including the recognition that not all persons with chronic pain are necessarily good candidates for self-initiated, self-paced, interactive learning.
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- Linda S Ruehlman
- Goalistics, LLC, Tempe, AZ, USA Department of Psychology, Arizona State University, Tempe, USA
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Ruehlman LS, Karoly P, Pugliese J. Psychosocial Correlates of Chronic Pain and Depression in Young Adults: Further Evidence of the Utility of the Profile of Chronic Pain: Screen (PCP: S) and the Profile of Chronic Pain: Extended Assessment (PCP: EA) Battery. PAIN MEDICINE 2010; 11:1546-53. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2010.00933.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Grimmer-Somers K, Vipond N, Kumar S, Hall G. A review and critique of assessment instruments for patients with persistent pain. J Pain Res 2009; 2:21-47. [PMID: 21197292 PMCID: PMC3004621 DOI: 10.2147/jpr.s4949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Early identification of individuals at risk of developing persistent pain is important to decrease unnecessary treatment costs and disability. However there is scant comprehensive information readily available to assist clinicians to choose appropriate assessment instruments with sound psychometric and clinical properties. OBJECTIVE A national insurer commissioned the development of a compendium of assessment instruments to identify adults with, or at-risk of developing, persistent pain. This paper reports on the instrument identification and review process. METHODS A comprehensive systematic literature review was undertaken of assessment instruments for persistent pain of noncancer origin, and their developmental literature. Only assessment instruments which were developed for patients with pain, or tested on them, were included. A purpose-built 'Ready Reckoner' scored psychometric properties and clinical utility. RESULTS One hundred sixteen potentially useful instruments were identified, measuring severity, psychological, functional and/or quality of life constructs of persistent pain. Forty-five instruments were short-listed, with convincing psychometric properties and clinical utility. There were no standard tests for psychometric properties, and considerable overlap of instrument purpose, item construct, wording, and scoring. CONCLUSION No one assessment instrument captured all the constructs of persistent pain. While the compendium focuses clinicians' choices, multiple instruments are required for comprehensive assessment of adults with persistent pain.
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Perceptions of Chronic Pain’s Interference with Sexual Functioning: The Role of Gender, Treatment Status, and Psychosocial Factors. SEXUALITY AND DISABILITY 2008. [DOI: 10.1007/s11195-008-9080-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Karoly P, Ruehlman LS. Psychosocial Aspects of Pain-Related Life Task Interference: An Exploratory Analysis in a General Population Sample. PAIN MEDICINE 2007; 8:563-72. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2006.00230.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Karoly P, Okun MA, Ruehlman LS, Pugliese JA. The Impact of Goal Cognition and Pain Severity on Disability and Depression in Adults with Chronic Pain: An Examination of Direct Effects and Mediated Effects via Pain-Induced Fear. COGNITIVE THERAPY AND RESEARCH 2007. [DOI: 10.1007/s10608-007-9136-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Gil Gregorio P, Moreno A, Rodríguez MJ, Zarco J. Manejo del dolor del anciano en Atención Primaria (Estudio ADA). Rev Clin Esp 2007; 207:166-71. [PMID: 17475178 DOI: 10.1157/13101844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The main purpose of this study is to obtain information concerning type, clinical evaluation and therapeutic management of pain in elderly people in a Primary Care setting. METHODOLOGY Observational prospective study, conducted in the Primary Care setting in elderly patients, who were attended in the doctor's office with pain as main or secondary symptom. A total of 213 physicians and 1120 patients have participated in the study. Demographic data and clinical characteristics, pain intensity (as measured by Visual Analogical Scale -VAS-), diagnostic methods, treatments and sanitary resources used have been collected. RESULTS Pain was the main reason for visiting the physician in 86.2% of patients. The main characteristics of pain were: nociceptive pain (80.8%), lower limbs location (43.5%), degenerative etiology (71.8%) and chronic (67,7%). Pain intensity, as measured by VAS, was 7.1 +/- 1.3. Degree of satisfaction with previous analgesic treatments was good/very good in 30% of patients. The analgesics most frequently prescribed in this study were paracetamol (87.4%) and NSAID (51.2%). DISCUSSION Chronic nociceptive pain of degenerative etiology, and not very satisfactory response with previous treatments are the main characteristics of the elderly patient with pain that were attended by the Primary Care physician.
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- P Gil Gregorio
- Servicio de Geriatría, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Dr. Martín Lagos s/n, 28040 Madrid, Spain.
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Karoly P, Ruehlman LS, Aiken LS, Todd M, Newton C. Evaluating chronic pain impact among patients in primary care: further validation of a brief assessment instrument. PAIN MEDICINE 2006; 7:289-98. [PMID: 16898938 DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2006.00182.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the psychometric properties of the Profile of Chronic Pain: Screen (PCP:S) in primary care. The PCP:S is a brief assessment device designed to gauge pain severity, interference, and emotional burden. DESIGN Questionnaire survey with short-term reliability and validity follow-up. METHODS Two hundred and forty-four outpatients (52% female) with chronic pain recruited from five primary care settings completed the 15-item PCP:S at an initial testing session. Approximately 1 week later, two subgroups participated in a retest reliability and validity follow-up. The battery of follow-up questionnaires included a measure of social desirability response bias and several instruments designed to provide convergent validity for the PCP:S. RESULTS Retest reliability, internal consistency, factor structure, and social desirability bias were all found to be acceptable. Likewise, preliminary evidence suggests that, by virtue of its correlation with established measures of pain adjustment, the PCP:S is a valid pain assessment device. CONCLUSIONS Although the PCP:S was initially developed and validated using a national community sample of adults with chronic pain who provided data via telephone interviews, the present findings support its use as a brief and psychometrically sound paper-and-pencil measure for the assessment of three key components of chronic pain in primary care.
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- Paul Karoly
- Arizona State University and Consultants in Behavioral Research, Tempe, Arizona 85287-1104, USA.
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Karoly P, Ruehlman LS. Psychological “resilience” and its correlates in chronic pain: Findings from a national community sample. Pain 2006; 123:90-7. [PMID: 16563626 DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2006.02.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 128] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2005] [Revised: 01/15/2006] [Accepted: 02/06/2006] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The display of effective functioning despite exposure to stressful circumstances and/or internal distress is often termed 'resilience'. The study of resilience is believed to provide information about the nature of illness adaptation that is distinct from that obtained via the analysis of clinically impaired groups. In recent years, the concept of resilience has seen only limited exploration in the chronic pain literature. This article describes a multi-step procedure that first identifies resilience among chronic pain sufferers selected from a national sample of adults and then examines a set of its psychological correlates. Using the Profile of Chronic Pain:Screen (PCP:S), administered to a national sample of adults with chronic pain, a resilient subsample was identified on the basis of high scores on a Severity scale (at least 1 SD above the mean) combined with low scores (at least 1 SD below the mean) on scales assessing Interference and Emotional Burden. An age- and gender-matched non-resilient subsample was then selected who scored high (at least one standard deviation above the mean) on Severity, Interference, and Emotional Burden. The results of a series of comparisons between the resilient and non-resilient groups revealed significant differences favoring resilient individuals in coping style, pain attitudes and beliefs, catastrophizing tendencies, positive and negative social responses to pain, and health care and medication utilization patterns. The findings provide a preliminary foundation for further research aimed at understanding the nature and causal underpinnings of resilience in persons with chronic pain.
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- Paul Karoly
- Department of Psychology, Arizona State University, Box 871104, Tempe, AZ 85287-1104, USA.
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Ruehlman LS, Karoly P, Newton C, Aiken LS. The development and preliminary validation of the Profile of Chronic Pain: Extended Assessment Battery. Pain 2005; 118:380-389. [PMID: 16289796 DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2005.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2005] [Revised: 07/11/2005] [Accepted: 09/02/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The aim of the present research was the development and validation of a set of instruments, collectively called the Profile of Chronic Pain: Extended Assessment Battery (PCP:EA), designed to be administered to adults (between the ages of 25 to 80) after establishing the existence of a chronic pain problem. The final 86-item version of the PCP:EA consisted of 33 single items assessing: pain location and severity, pain characteristics (e.g. worst daily pain), medication use, health care status, the identity of the most important person in the patient's life, and functional limitations in 10 areas of daily living. In addition, the PCP:EA includes 13 multi-item subscales addressing aspects of coping (guarding, ignoring, task persistence, and positive self-talk), catastrophizing, pain attitudes and beliefs (including disability beliefs, belief in a medical cure for pain, belief in pain control, and pain-induced fear), and positive (tangible and emotional) and negative (insensitivity and impatience) social responses. Data were obtained from two national samples which were recruited and screened via a random-digit dialing telephone interview procedure. Stratified sampling was employed to assure equal gender and age group representation across three age groupings (25-44; 45-64; 65-80). Two survey studies provided strong evidence for the hypothesized factor structure, internal consistency, independence from response bias, and validity of the PCP:EA. Moreover, the presence of normative data enhance the diagnostic and prescriptive utility of the instrument.
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- Linda S Ruehlman
- Consultants in Behavioral Research, Research and Development, 8621 S. Maple Ave., 85284 Tempe, AZ, USA Department of Psychology, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-1104, USA
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