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Vincenot M, Beaulieu LD, Gendron L, Marchand S, Léonard G. Reliability and minimal detectable change of dynamic temporal summation and conditioned pain modulation using a single experimental paradigm. PLoS One 2024; 19:e0307556. [PMID: 39052569 PMCID: PMC11271966 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0307556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2024] [Accepted: 07/05/2024] [Indexed: 07/27/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Quantitative sensory tests (QST) are frequently used to explore alterations in somatosensory systems. Static and dynamic QST like pain threshold and temporal summation (TS) and conditioned pain modulation (CPM) are commonly used to evaluate excitatory and inhibitory mechanisms involved in pain processing. The aim of the present study was to document the reliability and the minimal detectable change (MDC) of these dynamic QST measurements using a standardized experimental paradigm. MATERIAL AND METHODS Forty-six (46) pain-free participants took part in 2 identical sessions to collect TS and CPM outcomes. Mechanical (pressure pain threshold [PPT]) and thermal (constant 2-minute heat pain stimulation [HPS]) nociceptive stimuli were applied as test stimuli, before and after a cold-water bath (conditioning stimulus). TS was interpreted as the change in pain perception scores during HPS. CPM were determined by calculating the difference in pain perception between pre- and post- water bath for both PPT and HPS. Relative and absolute reliability were analyzed with intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC2, k), standard error of the measurements (SEMeas) and MDC. RESULTS Results revealed a good to excellent relative reliability for static QST (ICC ≥ 0.73). For TS, a poor to moderate relative reliability depending on the calculation methods (ICC = 0.25 ≤ ICC ≤ 0.59), and a poor relative reliability for CPM (ICC = 0.16 ≤ ICC ≤ 0.37), both when measured with mechanical stimulation (PPT) and thermal stimulation (HPS). Absolute reliability varied from 0.73 to 7.74 for static QST, 11 to 22 points for TS and corresponded to 11.42 points and 1.56 points for thermal and mechanical-induced CPM, respectively. MDC analyses revealed that a change of 1.58 to 21.46 point for static QST, 31 to 52 points for TS and 4 to 31 points for CPM is necessary to be interpreted as a real change. CONCLUSION Our approach seems well-suited to clinical use. Although our method shows equivalent relative and absolute reliability compared to other protocols, we found that the reliability of endogenous pain modulation mechanisms is vulnerable, probably due to its dynamic nature.
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- Matthieu Vincenot
- Research Center on Aging, CIUSSS de l’Estrie-CHUS, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Pharmacology-Physiology, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
- Research Center of the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
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- Research Center of the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Surgery, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
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- Research Center on Aging, CIUSSS de l’Estrie-CHUS, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, School of Rehabilitation, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
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Lape EC, Powers JM, LaRowe LR, Ditre JW. Initial validation of the expectancies for Benzodiazepine Analgesia Scale. Exp Clin Psychopharmacol 2024; 32:369-378. [PMID: 38010761 PMCID: PMC11098706 DOI: 10.1037/pha0000692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2023]
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Chronic pain populations exhibit greater prevalence of benzodiazepine (BZD) prescription (vs. the general population) and greater likelihood of BZD use not as prescribed and dependence symptoms. Individuals report taking BZDs for pain relief, potentially contributing to maintenance/escalation of BZD use and hazardous couse with prescription opioids. Identifying cognitive factors underlying pain-BZD use relations represents a critical step toward understanding the role of pain in BZD use trajectories. Outcome expectancies for substance-related analgesia have been implicated in pain-substance use comorbidity (e.g., alcohol), and there is reason to believe these processes may extend to BZD use. The present study aimed to examine psychometric properties of a newly adapted Expectancies for Benzodiazepine Analgesia (EBA) scale and probe associations between EBA scores and prescription opioid use behaviors. Participants were 306 adults (38.9% females) endorsing chronic pain and current BZD prescription who completed an online survey. Results provided initial support for psychometric validity of the EBA: evidence of single-factor structure with good model fit (Bollen-Stine bootstrap p = .101), excellent internal consistency (α = .93), and evidence of concurrent validity via correlations with pain variables, likelihood of BZD use not as prescribed, BZD dependence symptoms, and self-reported BZD use for pain relief. Exploratory findings among participants prescribed opioids indicated positive covariation between EBA scores and behaviors associated with higher risk opioid use. This is, to our knowledge, the first study to assess analgesia expectancies for BZD use. BZD analgesic expectancies warrant further study as a treatment target in comorbid pain and BZD use. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).
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- Emma C. Lape
- Department of Psychology, Syracuse University, 430 Huntington Hall, Syracuse, NY 13244, United States
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- Department of Medical Social Sciences, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, 625 North Michigan Avenue, 21st Floor, Chicago, IL 60611, United States
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- Mongan Institute Center for Aging and Serious Illness, Massachusetts General Hospital, 100 Cambridge Street, Suite 1600, Boston, MA 02114, United States
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- Department of Psychology, Syracuse University, 430 Huntington Hall, Syracuse, NY 13244, United States
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Williamson JI, Janda KM, Jones SK. Exploring Smoking Disparities and Sociodemographic Factors in a Peri-urban Landscape: A Census Tract-Level Analysis in McLennan County, Texas. J Community Health 2024; 49:286-295. [PMID: 37932627 DOI: 10.1007/s10900-023-01291-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/28/2023] [Indexed: 11/08/2023]
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Cigarette smoking significantly contributes to preventable illness, death, and economic costs. Despite overall reduction in national smoking rates, disparities persist between demographic groups and geographic regions. While some studies have explored urban-rural differences in smoking prevalence, gaps exist in understanding localized patterns. This study focuses on examining smoking rates and related factors at the census tract level in McLennan County, Texas, a county that contains a mixture of urban, peri-urban, and rural areas. This study uses census tract level aggregate sociodemographic, smoking, and health-related data from the American Community Survey and the PLACES Project City Health Dashboard. Geospatial analyses mapped co-occurrence of high prevalence of smoking, mental and physical distress, and co-occurrence of lower routine medical check-ups, household income, and education. Multiple linear regression modeled associations between smoking and sociodemographic, and health-related factors. Geospatial analyses identified census tracts with co-occurring high prevalence of smoking, mental and physical distress, and co-occurrence of lower routine medical check-ups, household income, and education level in McLennan County. Regression analyses identified that smoking rates were positively correlated with frequent physical distress (p < 0.0001) and negatively correlated with the proportion of routine medical check-ups (p < 0.0001) and the proportion living in poverty (p = 0.0002). This study found significant variations in smoking rates, physical and mental distress, medical check-ups, and sociodemographic factors between neighboring census tracts which geospatial analyses examining larger geographic units may have overlooked. Future research should focus on obtaining individual-level and community-level data to develop more targeted interventions sensitive to specific community contexts.
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- Jahsarah I Williamson
- Department of Public Health, Baylor University, One Bear Place #97343, Waco, TX, 76798-7303, USA
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- Department of Public Health, Baylor University, One Bear Place #97343, Waco, TX, 76798-7303, USA
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- Department of Public Health, Baylor University, One Bear Place #97343, Waco, TX, 76798-7303, USA.
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Moskal D, Loughran TA, Funderburk JS, Scharer JL, Buckheit KA, Beehler GP. Pain and Hazardous Alcohol Use in Veterans in Primary Care: The Role of Affective Pain Interference and Alcohol Pain-Coping Perceptions. THE JOURNAL OF PAIN 2024; 25:682-689. [PMID: 37783381 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2023.09.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2023] [Revised: 09/17/2023] [Accepted: 09/26/2023] [Indexed: 10/04/2023]
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Chronic pain and unhealthy alcohol use commonly co-occur and are associated with negative health outcomes. Veterans may be particularly vulnerable to these conditions, yet limited research has examined factors involved in their co-occurrence. This cross-sectional study aimed to examine the role of affective pain interference and alcohol pain-coping perceptions in the relationship between pain and hazardous alcohol use. As informed by the catastrophizing, anxiety, negative urgency, and expectancy model, we hypothesized that the relationship between pain and hazardous alcohol consumption is mediated by affective pain interference and stronger among those with greater perceptions that alcohol helps cope with pain. Participants were 254 VA primary care patients (87.8% male, Mage = 64.03, 76.4% White) with a history of chronic musculoskeletal pain, past-year alcohol use, and past-week pain. Veterans completed a mailed survey including measures of pain, affective pain interference, alcohol pain-coping perceptions, and hazardous alcohol use. Hypotheses were tested with regression models and PROCESS macros. As hypothesized, affective pain interference mediated the pain-hazardous alcohol use association. Contrary to hypotheses, results showed no moderating effect of alcohol pain-coping perceptions. Findings partially support relationships among theorized constructs and suggest that for Veterans with co-occurring pain and alcohol use it may be important to target pain-related affective interference and perceptions that alcohol helps cope with pain. PERSPECTIVE: This article presents a test of factors involved in the pain and alcohol relationship, as informed by the CANUE model. Findings suggest that for Veterans with co-occurring pain and past-year alcohol use, it may be important to target pain-related affective interference and perceptions that alcohol helps cope with pain.
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- Dezarie Moskal
- VA Center for Integrated Healthcare, VA Western New York Healthcare System, Buffalo, New York; Department of Community Health and Health Behavior, School of Public Health and Health Professions, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York
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- VA Center for Integrated Healthcare, VA Western New York Healthcare System, Buffalo, New York
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- VA Center for Integrated Healthcare, Syracuse VA Medical Center, Syracuse, New York; Department of Psychology, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York; Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York
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- VA Center for Integrated Healthcare, Syracuse VA Medical Center, Syracuse, New York
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- VA Center for Integrated Healthcare, Syracuse VA Medical Center, Syracuse, New York
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- VA Center for Integrated Healthcare, VA Western New York Healthcare System, Buffalo, New York; Department of Community Health and Health Behavior, School of Public Health and Health Professions, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York
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Presto P, Sehar U, Kopel J, Reddy PH. Mechanisms of pain in aging and age-related conditions: Focus on caregivers. Ageing Res Rev 2024; 95:102249. [PMID: 38417712 DOI: 10.1016/j.arr.2024.102249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2023] [Revised: 02/13/2024] [Accepted: 02/22/2024] [Indexed: 03/01/2024]
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Pain is a complex, subjective experience that can significantly impact quality of life, particularly in aging individuals, by adversely affecting physical and emotional well-being. Whereas acute pain usually serves a protective function, chronic pain is a persistent pathological condition that contributes to functional deficits, cognitive decline, and emotional disturbances in the elderly. Despite substantial progress that has been made in characterizing age-related changes in pain, complete mechanistic details of pain processing mechanisms in the aging patient remain unknown. Pain is particularly under-recognized and under-managed in the elderly, especially among patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD), Alzheimer's disease-related dementias (ADRD), and other age-related conditions. Furthermore, difficulties in assessing pain in patients with AD/ADRD and other age-related conditions may contribute to the familial caregiver burden. The purpose of this article is to discuss the mechanisms and risk factors for chronic pain development and persistence, with a particular focus on age-related changes. Our article also highlights the importance of caregivers working with aging chronic pain patients, and emphasizes the urgent need for increased legislative awareness and improved pain management in these populations to substantially alleviate caregiver burden.
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- Peyton Presto
- Department of Internal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX 79430, USA; Department of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX 79430, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX 79430, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX 79430, USA; Nutritional Sciences Department, College of Human Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409, USA; Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences, School Health Professions, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX 79430, USA; Department of Public Health, School of Population and Public Health, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX 79430, USA; Neurology, Departments of School of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX 79430, USA; Department of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, USA.
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Mistry D, Smit T, Ditre JW, Bakhshaie J, Zvolensky MJ. The Role of Pain Avoidance in the Relation between Pain Intensity and Smoking Cessation Processes. Behav Med 2023:1-10. [PMID: 38112273 PMCID: PMC11187708 DOI: 10.1080/08964289.2023.2290485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2023] [Accepted: 11/29/2023] [Indexed: 12/21/2023]
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Scientific evidence suggests that smokers who experience varying levels of pain are more likely to maintain their addiction to tobacco. The relationship between pain intensity and cognitive-based smoking processes within a mechanistic framework has received relatively little attention. Pain avoidance may influence the association between pain intensity and smoking, as it is a construct that is related to adverse pain and smoking processes. Thus, the current cross-sectional study examined the indirect effect of pain intensity on three clinically significant smoking processes (i.e., prior quit problems, perceived barriers for cessation, and negative affect reduction smoking expectancies) through pain avoidance among 95 treatment-seeking adult smokers. Regression analyses were conducted using bootstrapping techniques through PROCESS, a conditional modeling program that utilizes an ordinary least squares-based path analytical framework to test for both direct and indirect associations. Results indicated that pain intensity had a statistically significant indirect association with quit problems and perceived barriers for cessation, through pain avoidance. Pain intensity did not have a statistically significant indirect association with the negative affect reduction of smoking expectancies through pain avoidance. The current findings provide evidence for the role of pain avoidance as a potential transdiagnostic mechanism that contributes to maladaptive smoking outcomes within the larger context of the reciprocal model of pain and substance use.
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- Devanshi Mistry
- Department of Psychology, University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York, USA
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- Center for Health Outcomes and Interdisciplinary Research, Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA
- Department of Behavioral Science, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, United States
- HEALTH Institute, University of Houston, Houston Texas
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Endrighi R, Borrelli B. Pain-Related Smoking Expectancies and Smoking Behavior Among U.S. Adult Cigarette Smokers with Chronic Pain. Int J Behav Med 2023:10.1007/s12529-023-10239-1. [PMID: 37935908 DOI: 10.1007/s12529-023-10239-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/26/2023] [Indexed: 11/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND This study investigated the factor structure of a measure of pain-smoking interrelations and expectancies (pain and smoking inventory (PSI)) and examined associations with risk factors for smoking maintenance among smokers with chronic pain (CP). METHOD Participants (n = 504; M age = 46 ± 13 years; 58% female) completed an online survey about health-related factors and smoking characteristics. Data were analyzed using Horn's parallel analysis (PA) and multiple linear regression. RESULTS PA indicated that a single-dimension structure was the best fit for the PSI. Our regression model accounted for 34% of the variance in PSI score. The PSI was associated with younger age, higher education, poorer physical functioning, greater pain severity and pain intensity, higher psychological distress, greater nicotine dependence, lower self-efficacy and greater perceived difficulty quitting, and lifetime use of behavioral treatment for quitting smoking. CONCLUSION This research is the first step in identifying potential targets for smoking cessation approaches tailored to smokers with CP.
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- Romano Endrighi
- Center for Behavioral Science Research, Department of Health Policy and Health Services Research, Boston University, Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine, 560 Harrison Ave, Boston, MA, 02118, USA.
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- Center for Behavioral Science Research, Department of Health Policy and Health Services Research, Boston University, Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine, 560 Harrison Ave, Boston, MA, 02118, USA
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Powers JM, Zale EL, Deyo AG, Rubenstein D, Terry EL, Heckman BW, Ditre JW. Pain and Menthol Use Are Related to Greater Nicotine Dependence Among Black Adults Who Smoke Cigarettes at Wave 5 (2018-2019) of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities 2023; 10:2407-2416. [PMID: 36171497 PMCID: PMC10651305 DOI: 10.1007/s40615-022-01419-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2022] [Revised: 09/19/2022] [Accepted: 09/20/2022] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Burdens related to pain, smoking/nicotine dependence, and pain-smoking comorbidity disproportionately impact Black Americans, and menthol cigarette use is overrepresented among Black adults who smoke cigarettes. Menthol may increase nicotine exposure, potentially conferring enhanced acute analgesia and driving greater dependence. Therefore, the goal of the current study was to examine associations between pain, menthol cigarette use, and nicotine dependence. Data was drawn from Black adults who were current cigarette smokers (n = 1370) at Wave 5 (2018-2019) of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health Study. Nicotine dependence was assessed using the Wisconsin Inventory of Smoking Dependence Motives. ANCOVA revealed that moderate/severe pain (vs. no/low pain) was associated with greater overall nicotine dependence (p < .001) and greater negative reinforcement, cognitive enhancement, and affiliative attachment smoking motives (ps < .001). Menthol smokers with moderate/severe pain also endorsed greater cigarette craving and tolerance, compared to non-menthol smokers with no/low pain (ps < .05). Findings support the notion that among Black individuals who smoke cigarettes, the presence of moderate/severe pain (vs. no/low pain) and menthol use may engender greater physical indices of nicotine dependence relative to non-menthol use. Compared to no/low pain, moderate/severe pain was associated with greater emotional attachment to smoking and greater proclivity to smoke for reducing negative affect and enhancing cognitive function. Clinical implications include the need to address the role of pain and menthol cigarette use in the assessment and treatment of nicotine dependence, particularly among Black adults. These data may help to inform evolving tobacco control policies aimed at regulating or banning menthol tobacco additives.
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- Jessica M Powers
- Department of Psychology, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, 13244, USA.
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- Department of Psychology, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY, 13902, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, 13244, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, 27705, USA
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- Biobehavioral Nursing Science, College of Nursing, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32610, USA
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- The Center for the Study of Social Determinants of Health, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN, USA
- Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN, USA
- Division of Public Health, School of Graduate Studies and Research, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, 13244, USA
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Powers JM, Lape EC, LaRowe LR, Hooker JE, Heckman BW, Ditre JW. Initial Validation of the Intentions to Co-Use Alcohol and Opioids Scale. J Psychoactive Drugs 2023; 55:369-377. [PMID: 35574916 PMCID: PMC9761858 DOI: 10.1080/02791072.2022.2075713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2021] [Revised: 01/26/2022] [Accepted: 03/04/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Co-use of alcohol and prescription opioid medication increases risk for harmful and potentially fatal health effects (e.g., overdose). Behavioral intentions (i.e., the immediate antecedent of corresponding behavior according to the Theory of Planned Behavior) are important in prediction of substance use, and a valid measure assessing intentions to co-use alcohol and opioids is needed to identify individuals at-risk for harmful substance use. The goal of the current study was to develop and conduct the psychometric validation of a six-item Intentions to Co-Use Alcohol and Opioids (ICAO) scale. Participants included 261 (Mage = 38; 64% male) past-month drinkers with a current opioid prescription and chronic musculoskeletal pain who completed a targeted online survey. Confirmatory factor analysis indicated that a single-factor structure provided good model fit (Bollen-Stine bootstrap p = .121). Moreover, the ICAO demonstrated high internal consistency (α = .96) and was correlated with measures of alcohol and opioid use/co-use. These findings provide support for the single-factor structure, reliability, and concurrent/convergent validity of the ICAO among individuals who endorse alcohol use, opioid use, and chronic musculoskeletal pain. The ICAO may offer clinical utility as a tool to identify individuals at greater risk of potentially fatal co-use of alcohol and opioid medications.
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- Jessica M. Powers
- Department of Psychology, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244, United States
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- Department of Psychology, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244, United States
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- Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, RI 02903, United States
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- Department of Psychology, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244, United States
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- Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN 37208, United States
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- Department of Psychology, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244, United States
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Jin G, Nie Y, Fan J, Yang Y, Chen D, Li Y, Ju L. Association between urinary phthalate levels and chronic pain in US adults, 1999-2004: A nationally representative survey. Front Neurol 2023; 14:940378. [PMID: 36816553 PMCID: PMC9932803 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2023.940378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2022] [Accepted: 01/11/2023] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Introduction Chronic pain is a public health concern throughout the world. Ascertaining and managing its risk factors helps develop well-directed treatment plans and prevention strategies. Phthalates (PAEs) exposure leads to various health problems. The present study aims to explore the potential correlation between urinary PAEs metabolites and chronic pain in adults. Methods The study population data were extracted from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) conducted from 1999 to 2004 in the United States. Seven urinary PAEs metabolites were used to assess long-term PAEs exposure. The assessment of chronic pain was determined by a self-report questionnaire. Weighted analyses were conducted to consider the complex sampling design. Models were adjusted by demographic data and lifestyle factors. Urinary PAEs metabolites were assessed as both continuous and categorical variables. Tertile 1 was considered as the reference. Stratified analyses were performed by gender and pain site. All data analyses were conducted with STATA, version 15.1. P < 0.05 was considered with statistical significance. Results A total of 4,196 participants were considered in our final analysis. Chronic pain prevalence reached 52.19% (n = 2,138) among the participants, with women accounting for a large proportion (57.75% vs. 42.25%). After multivariable logistic regression analysis, a higher prevalence of chronic pain was observed among participants in the third tertile of mono-(2-ethyl)-hexyl phthalate (MEHP) (OR = 1.23, 95% CI = 1.02-1.48, P = 0.034) and mono-benzyl phthalate (MBzP) (OR = 1.28, 95% CI = 1.04-1.58, P = 0.022) in our adjusted model. The logtransformed concentration of MBzP also showed a significant association with chronic pain prevalence (OR = 1.09, 95% CI = 1.01-1.18, P = 0.036) in the adjusted model. In further analysis, the positive correlations of urinary phthalate metabolites with chronic pain remained robust when stratified by gender and chronic pain site. Conclusions Our findings presented a positive correlation between urinary PAEs metabolites and chronic pain among adult participants, and more causal research should be conducted to ascertain the interactions between the two and to expound their underlying mechanisms.
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- Guoping Jin
- Department of Orthopaedics, Ningbo No. 9 Hospital, Ningbo, Zhejiang, China
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- School of Public Health, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, China
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- School of Public Health and The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- School of Public Health, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, China
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- School of Public Health, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, China
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- School of Public Health, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, China,*Correspondence: Li Ju ✉
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Minder CR, Gorbach C, Peterson CK. Factors Associated With Pain Medication Use and the Relationship to Chiropractic Treatment Outcomes for Patients With Low Back and Neck Pain: A Cross-Sectional Study. J Manipulative Physiol Ther 2022; 45:575-585. [PMID: 37318388 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2023.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2021] [Revised: 03/17/2023] [Accepted: 03/30/2023] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The study objectives were to identify baseline factors associated with pain medication use and determine any differences in chiropractic treatment outcomes in patients with low back pain (LBP) and neck pain (NP) depending on their use of pain medication. METHODS This cross-sectional, prospective outcomes study included 1077 adults with acute or chronic LBP and 845 adults with acute or chronic NP recruited from Swiss chiropractors in their offices within 4 years. Demographic data and the responses to the Patient's Global Impression of Change scale collected at 1 week, 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, and 1 year were analyzed with the χ2 test. Baseline pain and disability levels were measured using the numeric rating scale (NRS), Oswestry questionnaire for LBP, and Bournemouth questionnaire for patients with NP and analyzed with the Mann-Whitney U test between the 2 groups. To detect significant predictors of medication use at baseline, logistic regression analysis was performed. RESULTS Patients with acute LBP and NP were more likely than those with chronic pain to take pain medication (P < .001 LBP; P = .003 NP). Medication use was more likely with patients with radiculopathy (P < .001 LBP; P = .05 NP) who were smokers (P = .008 LBP; P = .024 NP) and those reporting below-average general health (P < .001 LBP and NP). Pain medication users had higher baseline pain (P < .001 LBP and NP) and disability (P < .001 LBP and NP) scores. CONCLUSION Patients with LBP and NP had significantly higher pain and disability levels at baseline, tended to have radiculopathy and poor health, were smokers, and presented during the acute phase. However, for this sample of patients, there were no differences in subjective improvement between users and non-users of pain medication for any data collection time point, which has management implications.
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- Corinne R Minder
- Chiropractic Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland.
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- Departments of Chiropractic Medicine and Orthopedic Rheumatology, Balgrist University Hospital, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Chiropractic Medicine, Orthopaedic University Hospital Balgrist, Zürich, Switzerland
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Cáceres‐Matos R, Gil‐García E, López‐Millán JM, Martínez‐Navas Á, Peña I, Cabrera‐León A. Profiles of adult people in a Spanish sample with chronic pain: Cluster analysis. J Adv Nurs 2022; 78:2837-2848. [PMID: 35285540 PMCID: PMC9540400 DOI: 10.1111/jan.15201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2021] [Revised: 01/30/2022] [Accepted: 02/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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AIM To establish groups of people with chronic non-cancer pain according to the impairment caused by pain and to identify factors associated with the group with a higher level of impairment. BACKGROUND Knowing the profiles of people who suffer from chronic non-cancer pain could make it possible to direct their treatment and to detect associated risks. DESIGN A cross-sectional study. METHODS A sample of 395 people with chronic non-cancer pain was collected in Pain Units and Primary Healthcare Centres in southern Spain (January to March 2020). A cluster analysis was performed to divide the population into groups and a binary logistic regression model was established to determine factors associated with the group with a higher level of impairment. RESULTS Two groups were identified: lower level of impairment due to pain, characterized by being 45-65 years old, not medicated with opioids or anxiolytics, employed and with a mild level of impact on daily life; and higher level of impairment characterized by being older than 65 years old, medicated with opioids and anxiolytics, retired or on medical leave and with a severe impact on daily life. In addition, among women, being widowed, single or a smoker are risk factors for belonging to the group with a higher level of impairment; being smokers or consuming alcohol three or less times a week would be risk factors in men. CONCLUSIONS Age, chronic non-cancer pain impact on daily life, work situation and the consumption of opioid drugs and/or anxiolytics are factors that appear to influence the level of impairment due to chronic pain. IMPACT These findings could help detect impairment due to pain in its early stages, determining the specific needs of each person.
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- Rocío Cáceres‐Matos
- Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Physiotherapy and PodiatryUniversity of SevilleSevilleSpain
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- Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Physiotherapy and PodiatryUniversity of SevilleSevilleSpain
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- Pain Department of the Virgen del Rocío University HospitalSevilleSpain
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- Andalusian School of Public HealthGranadaSpain
- Biomedical Research Networking Centre on Public Health and Epidemiology (CIBERESP, Spanish Acronym)MadridSpain
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Cáceres-Matos R, Gil-García E, Vázquez-Santiago S, Cabrera-León A. Alcohol, Tobacco and Psychotropic Drugs Use Among a Population with Chronic Pain in Southern Spain. A Cross-Sectional Study. Pain Manag Nurs 2022; 23:494-503. [PMID: 34857475 DOI: 10.1016/j.pmn.2021.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2021] [Revised: 10/13/2021] [Accepted: 10/26/2021] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Substance use seems to be higher among populations with chronic pain. AIM The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between the quantity of alcohol, tobacco, and psychotropic drugs consumed and chronic pain among women and men. METHOD Linear and logistic regression analyses were carried out using data from the 2015-2016 adults' version of the Andalusian Health Survey which is a representative cross-sectional population-based study (n = 6,569 adults aged >16 years; 50.8% women; 49.2% men). RESULTS Disabling chronic pain was statistically associated with higher tobacco consumption among men (β = -30.0, 95% confidenct interval [CI] -59.5 to -0.60; t = -2.0; p < .05). Regarding alcohol, non-disabling chronic pain and a higher quantity of alcohol consumed are statistically associated for both sexes (women: β = 30.4, 95% CI 2.3-58.6; t = 2.12; p < .05 vs. men: β = 164.2, 95% CI 24.3-340.1); t = 2.30; p < .05). For women and men, both disabling chronic pain (women: odds ratio [OR] = 8.7, 95% CI 6.0-12.7); p < .05 vs. men: OR = 3.5, 95% CI 1.5-8.2); p < .05) and non-disabling chronic pain (women: OR = 3.7, 95% CI 2.0-7.0); p <.05 vs. men: OR = 4.7, 95% CI 95% CI 1.5-14.9); p < .05) were statistically significantly associated with a higher consumption of psychotropic drugs. CONCLUSIONS Chronic pain may be related to the quantity of alcohol, tobacco, and psychotropic drugs consumed, and disability appears to be one of the factors that modulates this relationship.
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- Andalusian School of Public Health, Granada, Spain; Biomedical Research Consortium in Epidemiology and Public Health Network (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain.
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Robinson CL, Kim RS, Li M, Ruan QZ, Surapaneni S, Jones M, Pak DJ, Southerland W. The Impact of Smoking on the Development and Severity of Chronic Pain. Curr Pain Headache Rep 2022; 26:575-581. [PMID: 35731364 DOI: 10.1007/s11916-022-01060-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW The purpose of this review is to examine the impact of smoking and its role on the development of chronic pain and provide a critical review of recent literature. RECENT FINDINGS Recent studies demonstrate the bidirectional and dependent relationship between smoking and chronic pain. Those who are in pain have a more difficult time in the cessation of smoking as well as an increased sensitivity to pain during abstinence, lower confidence, and higher relapse rates. The fear of pain and the anxiety and depression that abstinence causes results in a grim outcome for long-term cessation. The dependent nature between chronic pain and smoking is affected by numerous variables. Providers should consider a multiprong approach to treating chronic pain and targeting smoking cessation treatment by providing motivational therapy, nicotine replacement, and medication therapies to prevent relapse, and providing those who are more likely to relapse with a higher level of care.
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- Christopher L Robinson
- Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, 330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA, 02215, USA.
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, 330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA, 02215, USA
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- Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, 330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA, 02215, USA
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- Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, 330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA, 02215, USA
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- Department of Anesthesia, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Anesthesia, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Anesthesia, The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Lee M, Bastian LA, LaRowe L, DeRycke EC, Relyea M, Becker WC, Ditre JW. Perceived pain and smoking interrelations among veterans with chronic pain enrolled in a smoking cessation trial. PAIN MEDICINE 2022; 23:1820-1827. [PMID: 35639969 DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnac082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2021] [Revised: 04/22/2022] [Accepted: 05/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The Pain and Smoking Inventory (PSI) measures patients' perceived interrelations of their pain and smoking behavior, and comprises three conceptually-distinct domains: smoking to cope with pain (PSI-Cope), pain as a motivator of smoking (PSI-Motivate), and pain as a barrier to cessation (PSI-Barrier). Associations between PSI scores and pain interference and self-efficacy to quit smoking, two measures that can affect cessation outcomes, remain unclear. METHODS Secondary analysis of baseline data from 371 Veterans with chronic pain (88% male, M age = 60) enrolled in a randomized smoking cessation trial. We used sequential multivariate regression models to examine associations between the three PSI domains and pain interference/self-efficacy. RESULTS Of 371 Veterans who completed baseline surveys, 88% were male with median age 60 years. PSI-Motivate scores were positively associated with pain interference (B: 0.18, 95% CI: 0.02, 0.34). PSI-Barrier sub-scores were negatively associated with self-efficacy (B: -0.23, 95% CI:-0.36, -0.10). CONCLUSION Findings suggest that individuals who hold maladaptive perceptions of pain-smoking interrelations may be more likely to endorse higher pain interference and lower self-efficacy-two established predictors of cessation outcomes. Moreover, each PSI subscale demonstrated unique relationships with the dependent variables, and our results provided support for a three-factor structure. These findings further demonstrate that the PSI comprises three conceptually and empirically distinct domains; future research should evaluate the clinical utility of assessing each domain in relation to cessation outcomes.
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- Megan Lee
- Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
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- Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, United States.,Pain Research, Informatics, Multimorbidities, and Education (PRIME) Center, VA Connecticut Healthcare System West Haven, Connecticut, United States
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- Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences, School of Public Health, Brown University
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- Pain Research, Informatics, Multimorbidities, and Education (PRIME) Center, VA Connecticut Healthcare System West Haven, Connecticut, United States
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- Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, United States.,Pain Research, Informatics, Multimorbidities, and Education (PRIME) Center, VA Connecticut Healthcare System West Haven, Connecticut, United States
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- Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, United States.,Pain Research, Informatics, Multimorbidities, and Education (PRIME) Center, VA Connecticut Healthcare System West Haven, Connecticut, United States
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Audet MA, Benedick A, Vallier HA. Tobacco smoking is associated with more pain and worse functional outcomes after torsional ankle fracture. OTA Int 2022; 5:e175. [PMID: 35059563 PMCID: PMC8765575 DOI: 10.1097/oi9.0000000000000175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2021] [Accepted: 12/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of current and remote tobacco smoking on clinical and functional outcomes after torsional ankle fracture. METHODS Nine hundred thirty-five patients treated surgically for torsional ankle fracture over 9 years were reviewed. Tobacco smoking status at the time of injury was defined as current (48.3%), former (11.7%), and nonsmoker (40.0%). Complications, unplanned secondary procedures, pain medication use, and functional outcome scores, as measured by Foot Function Index and Short Musculoskeletal Function Assessment (SMFA) surveys. RESULTS Mean age was 44.8 years, with 50.3% male. More than 6 months following injury current smokers were more likely than former smokers and nonsmokers to report ankle pain (67.8% vs 45.8% vs 47.5%) and to use prescription pain medicines (23.0% vs 10.4% vs 6.3%), all P < .05. Multiple logistic regression found current tobacco use to be an independent predictor for prescription pain medication use, and worse scores for the Foot Function Index, SMFA Dysfunction, and SMFA Bothersome scores, all P < .05. Complications occurred in 15.5% of all patients, and 10.7% underwent unplanned secondary operations. Tobacco smoking was not associated with more complications or secondary procedures. CONCLUSION Current smokers are more likely to use prescription pain medications several months after injury and have worse patient-reported functional outcome scores after surgical treatment of torsional ankle fractures than former smokers and nonsmokers.
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- Megan A Audet
- MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio, affiliated with Case Western Reserve University
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- MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio, affiliated with Case Western Reserve University
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- MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio, affiliated with Case Western Reserve University
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I smoke to cope with pain: patients' perspectives on the link between cigarette smoking and pain. Wien Klin Wochenschr 2021; 133:1012-1019. [PMID: 34460005 DOI: 10.1007/s00508-021-01931-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2021] [Accepted: 07/23/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND For people with chronic pain, cigarette smoking is associated with greater pain intensity and impairment. Researchers have hypothesized a reciprocal relationship in which pain and smoking exacerbate each other, resulting in greater pain and increased smoking. This study aimed to qualitatively examine patient perspectives on this association. METHODS A retrospective thematic analysis of smoking cessation counseling notes for 136 veterans in the Pain and Smoking Study, a tailored smoking cessation trial, was conducted. A validated codebook was applied to each counseling note by four independent coders using Atlas.ti (Atlas.ti, Berlin, Germany). Coders participated in a consensus-forming exercise with salient themes validated among the wider research team. KEY RESULTS Participants averaged 60 years of age (range 28-77 years) and were 9% female. The median number of cigarettes smoked per day was 15, with a mean pain intensity score in the last week (from 0-10) of 5.1. While not all patients acknowledged a connection between pain and smoking, we found that (1) pain motivates smoking and helps manage pain-related distress, as a coping strategy and through cognitive distraction, and (2) pain motivates smoking but smoking does not offer pain relief. Concerns about managing pain without smoking was identified as a notable barrier to cessation. CONCLUSION Many patients with chronic pain who smoke readily identified pain as a motivator of their smoking behavior and are reluctant to quit for this reason. Integrated interventions for smokers with pain should address these perceptions and expectancies and promote uptake of more adaptive self-management strategies for pain.
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Afolalu EF, Spies E, Bacso A, Clerc E, Abetz-Webb L, Gallot S, Chrea C. Impact of tobacco and/or nicotine products on health and functioning: a scoping review and findings from the preparatory phase of the development of a new self-report measure. Harm Reduct J 2021; 18:79. [PMID: 34330294 PMCID: PMC8325199 DOI: 10.1186/s12954-021-00526-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2020] [Accepted: 07/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Measuring self-reported experience of health and functioning is important for understanding the changes in the health status of individuals switching from cigarettes to less harmful tobacco and/or nicotine products (TNP) or reduced-risk products (RRP) and for supporting tobacco harm reduction strategies. METHODS This paper presents insights from three research activities from the preparatory phase of the development of a new self-report health and functioning measure. A scoping literature review was conducted to identify the positive and negative impact of TNP use on health and functioning. Focus groups (n = 29) on risk perception and individual interviews (n = 40) on perceived dependence in people who use TNPs were reanalyzed in the context of health and functioning, and expert opinion was gathered from five key opinion leaders and five technical consultants. RESULTS Triangulating the findings of the review of 97 articles, qualitative input from people who use TNPs, and expert feedback helped generate a preliminary conceptual framework including health and functioning and conceptually-related domains impacted by TNP use. Domains related to the future health and functioning measurement model include physical health signs and symptoms, general physical appearance, functioning (physical, sexual, cognitive, emotional, and social), and general health perceptions. CONCLUSIONS This preliminary conceptual framework can inform future research on development and validation of new measures for assessment of overall health and functioning impact of TNPs from the consumers' perspective.
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- Esther F Afolalu
- PMI R&D, Philip Morris Product S.A., Quai Jeanrenaud 5, 2000, Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
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- PMI R&D, Philip Morris Product S.A., Quai Jeanrenaud 5, 2000, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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- PMI R&D, Philip Morris Product S.A., Quai Jeanrenaud 5, 2000, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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- PMI R&D, Philip Morris Product S.A., Quai Jeanrenaud 5, 2000, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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- Patient-Centered Outcomes Assessments Ltd., 1 Springbank, Bollington, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK10 5LQ, UK
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- PMI R&D, Philip Morris Product S.A., Quai Jeanrenaud 5, 2000, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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- PMI R&D, Philip Morris Product S.A., Quai Jeanrenaud 5, 2000, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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Zale EL, Powers JM, Ditre JW. Cognitive-Affective Transdiagnostic Factors Associated With Vulnerability to Alcohol and Prescription Opioid Use in the Context of Pain. Alcohol Res 2021; 41:08. [PMID: 34306903 PMCID: PMC8289456 DOI: 10.35946/arcr.v41.1.08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The use of alcohol and prescription opioids is common among people in pain and poses significant public health burdens. This review identifies factors associated with motivation to use alcohol and prescription opioids in the context of pain. Pain-relevant, cognitive-affective, transdiagnostic vulnerability factors-expectancies/motives, pain catastrophizing, pain-related anxiety, distress intolerance, anxiety sensitivity, and perceived interrelations-were selected from theoretical conceptualizations of pain and substance use. Searches conducted in PubMed, PsycINFO, and Embase returned 25 studies that examined associations between identified variables of interest and the use of alcohol and prescription opioids in the context of pain. Consistent with a larger literature on pain and substance use, the studies included in this review demonstrated that people with chronic pain are motivated to use alcohol and opioids in response to negative affect and hold expectancies/motives for coping with pain. Vulnerabilities that engender difficulty managing aversive internal states (distress intolerance and anxiety sensitivity) and maladaptive responses to pain (pain-related anxiety and pain catastrophizing) also were implicated in motivation for alcohol and opioid use. Although one study found that pain-related anxiety was associated with co-use of alcohol and opioids, no studies examined simultaneous use. Future research directions that can explicate causal associations, identify patterns of alcohol and opioid co-use, clarify the role of pain in cessation processes, and inform treatment development are discussed.
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- Emily L Zale
- Department of Psychology, Binghamton University, Binghamton, New York
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- Department of Psychology, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York
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- Department of Psychology, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York
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Endrighi R, Rueras N, Dunsiger SI, Borrelli B. Perceived Pain and Smoking Interrelations and Expectancies Are Associated With Pain and Smoking Cessation in Individuals With Mobility Impairments. Nicotine Tob Res 2021; 23:179-185. [PMID: 31287549 DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntz111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2018] [Accepted: 07/08/2019] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Smoking and pain are highly prevalent among individuals with mobility impairments (MIs; use assistive devices to ambulate). The role of pain-related smoking motives and expectancies in smoking cessation is unknown. We examined cross-sectional and prospective associations between a novel measure of pain-related smoking motives (how smokers with pain perceive their pain and smoking to be interrelated) and pain and smoking behavior in smokers with MI. METHODS This is a secondary data analysis of a smoking cessation induction trial (N = 263; 55% female) in smokers with MI. Participants did not have to want to quit to enroll. Pain-related smoking motives and expectancies were assessed at baseline with the pain and smoking inventory (PSI) which measures perceived pain and smoking interrelations in three distinct but related domains (smoking to cope with pain, pain as a motivator of smoking and as a barrier to cessation). Other measures included pain occurrence and interference, nicotine dependence, motivation and self-efficacy to quit smoking, and number of cigarettes per day. Biochemically verified smoking abstinence was assessed at 6 months. RESULTS PSI scores were significantly higher among smokers with chronic pain occurrence compared to occasional and to no occurrence (p < .002) and were associated with greater pain interference (ps < .01) and lower self-efficacy to quit smoking (ps < .01). In prospective analyses adjusted for age, treatment group, and chronic pain, only expectancies of smoking to help cope with pain predicted lower odds of abstinence. CONCLUSIONS Targeting expectancies of smoking as a mechanism to cope with pain may be useful in increasing smoking cessation in pain populations. IMPLICATIONS Individuals with MI have a high prevalence of smoking and pain, yet the extent to which this population perceives pain and smoking to be interrelated is unknown. This is the first article to examine prospective associations between a novel measure of perceived pain and smoking interrelations (PSI) and smoking outcomes. The PSI was associated with greater pain and lower self-efficacy for quitting. Prospectively, the PSI subscale tapping into expectancies that smoking help coping with pain predicted a lower probability of smoking abstinence. In smokers with MI, expectancies of smoking as pain-coping mechanism may be an important clinical target.
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- Romano Endrighi
- Center for Behavioral Science Research, Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Boston University, Boston, MA
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- Center for Behavioral Science Research, Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Boston University, Boston, MA
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- Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Brown School of Public Health, Brown University, Providence, RI.,Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine, The Miriam Hospital, Providence, RI
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- Center for Behavioral Science Research, Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Boston University, Boston, MA
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Vincenot M, Coulombe-Lévêque A, Sean M, Camirand Lemyre F, Gendron L, Marchand S, Léonard G. Development and Validation of a Predictive Model of Pain Modulation Profile to Guide Chronic Pain Treatment: A Study Protocol. FRONTIERS IN PAIN RESEARCH 2021; 2:606422. [PMID: 35295452 PMCID: PMC8915565 DOI: 10.3389/fpain.2021.606422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2020] [Accepted: 01/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Introduction: Quantitative sensory testing is frequently used in research to assess endogenous pain modulation mechanisms, such as Temporal Summation (TS) and Conditioned Pain Modulation (CPM), reflecting excitatory and inhibitory mechanisms, respectively. Numerous studies found that a dysregulation of these mechanisms is associated with chronic pain conditions. In turn, such a patient's “profile” (increased TS and/or weakened CPM) could be used to recommend different pharmacological treatments. However, the procedure to evaluate these mechanisms is time-consuming and requires expensive equipment that is not available in the clinical setting. In this study, we aim to identify psychological, physiological and socio-demographic markers that could serve as proxies to allow healthcare professionals to identify these pain phenotypes in clinic, and consequently optimize pharmacological treatments. Method: We aim to recruit a healthy participant cohort (n = 360) and a chronic pain patient cohort (n = 108). Independent variables will include psychological questionnaires, pain measurements, physiological measures and sociodemographic characteristics. Dependent variables will include TS and CPM, which will be measured using quantitative sensory testing in a single session. We will evaluate one prediction model and two validation models (for healthy and chronic pain participants) using multiple regression analysis between TS/CPM and our independent variables. The significance thresholds will be set at p = 0.05, respectively. Perspectives: This study will allow us to develop a predictive model to compute the pain modulation profile of individual patients based on their biopsychosocial characteristics. The development of the predictive model is the first step toward the overarching goal of providing clinicians with a set of quick and cheap tests, easily applicable in clinical practice to orient pharmacological treatments.
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- Matthieu Vincenot
- Research Center on Aging, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
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- Research Center on Aging, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
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- Research Center on Aging, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
- Department of Pharmacology-Physiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitaliser Universitaire de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
- Département de Mathématiques, Faculté des Sciences, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
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- Department of Pharmacology-Physiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
- Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitaliser Universitaire de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
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- Research Center on Aging, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, School of Rehabilitation, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
- *Correspondence: Guillaume Léonard
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Zhang Y, Sevilla A, Weller R, Wang S, Gitlin MC, Candiotti KA. The role of α7-nicotinic acetylcholine receptor in a rat model of chronic nicotine-induced mechanical hypersensitivity. Neurosci Lett 2020; 743:135566. [PMID: 33352289 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2020.135566] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2020] [Revised: 12/08/2020] [Accepted: 12/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Smokers have a higher incidence of chronic pain than non-smokers, but the neural mechanism is not yet fully understood. Nicotine is the main component of tobacco and acts as an agonist for nicotinic cholinergic receptors (nAChRs) in the nervous system. This study was approved by the IACUC of UM. The effects of chronic nicotine administration on mechanical sensitivity were studied using a rat model. The changes in the expression levels of the α7 isoform of nAChR (α7-nAChR), inflammatory cytokines TNFα and COX-2, as well as the density of neuro-immune cells (astrocytes and microglia) were measured concurrently. The results indicate that long-term nicotine administration induces hypersensitivity to mechanical stimuli, as demonstrated by a significant reduction in the pain perception threshold. In response to nicotine, the expression levels of α7-nAChR increased in the periaqueductal gray matter (PAG) and decreased in the spinal cord. Acute administration of the selective α7-nAChR agonist CDP-Choline reversed this hypersensitivity. Chronic nicotine administration led to an increase of microglial cells in the dorsal horn of the spinal cord and increased expression levels of the cytokines TNFα and COX-2. This study suggests that decreased α7-nAChR expression in the spinal cord, as a result of long-term exposure to nicotine, may be causatively linked to chronic pain. Simultaneously, the increase of neuro-immune factors in the spinal cord is also a potential factor leading to chronic pain.
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- Yanping Zhang
- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Medicine and Pain Management, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, USA.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Medicine and Pain Management, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Medicine and Pain Management, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, USA
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- Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Medicine and Pain Management, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Medicine and Pain Management, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, USA.
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Qian M, Shi Y, Yu M. The association between obesity and chronic pain among community-dwelling older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Geriatr Nurs 2020; 42:8-15. [PMID: 33197704 DOI: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2020.10.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2020] [Revised: 10/23/2020] [Accepted: 10/27/2020] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To systematically review studies and explore the association between obesity and chronic pain among community-dwelling older adults. METHODS A comprehensive literature search was conducted in 9 databases and the Pubmed search engine from their inception to March 19, 2020. Studies that investigated the associations between overweight/obesity and chronic pain among older people were obtained. Comprehensive Meta-analysis was used to meta-analyze the eligible studies. RESULTS Totally 14 studies with 40,999 participants were included in this review, and 8 of these studies were meta-analyzed. The meta-analyses showed that both overweight (pooled OR = 1.166, 95% CI: 1.104-1.232, p < 0.01) and obesity (pooled OR = 1.786, 95% CI: 1.530-2.085, p < 0.01) had significant associations with chronic pain among older adults. CONCLUSIONS Overweight and obesity are both associated with chronic pain among older adults. It is suggested that body weight control strategies might be incorporated into the pain management program for older adults with obesity.
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- Min Qian
- School of Nursing, Peking University, Beijing, P.R. China.
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- School of Nursing, Peking University, Beijing, P.R. China
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- School of Nursing, Peking University, Beijing, P.R. China.
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Li L, Borland R, Cummings KM, McNeill A, Heckman BW, Fong GT, O'Connor RJ, Driezen P. Are health conditions and concerns about health effects of smoking predictive of quitting? Findings from the ITC 4CV Survey ( 2016-2018 ). Tob Prev Cessat 2020; 6:60. [PMID: 33163706 PMCID: PMC7643583 DOI: 10.18332/tpc/127471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2020] [Revised: 09/11/2020] [Accepted: 09/11/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Limited research has investigated the relationship between multiple health conditions and subsequent quitting activities at the population level. This study examines whether nine health conditions and concerns related to smoking are predictive of quit attempts and success among those who tried. METHODS Data came from the International Tobacco Control Four Country Smoking and Vaping Survey conducted in Australia, Canada, England and the US. A total of 3998 daily smokers were surveyed in 2016 and recontacted in 2018. Respondents were asked in 2016 whether they had a medical diagnosis for depression, anxiety, alcohol problems, obesity, chronic pain, diabetes, heart disease, cancer, and chronic lung disease, and whether they had concerns about past/future health effects of smoking. Outcomes were quit attempts and success (having been abstinent for at least one month between surveys). RESULTS Across all four countries, 44.4% of smokers tried to quit between the two survey years, and of these 36.8% were successful. Concerns about past (adjusted odds ratio, AOR=1.66, 95% CI: 1.32–2.08, p<0.001) and future effects of smoking (AOR=2.17, 95% CI: 1.62–2.91, p<0.001) and most health conditions predicted quit attempts, but were mostly unrelated to quit success, with concerns about future effects (AOR=0.59, 95% CI: 0.35–0.99, p<0.05), chronic lung conditions (AOR=0.56, 95% CI: 0.37–0.86, p<0.01) and chronic pain (with a trend) being associated with lower success. CONCLUSIONS Having a major chronic health condition does, generally, motivate making quit attempts, but in some cases it is associated with failure among those who try. More effective cessation support is required for these high priority groups.
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- Lin Li
- Melbourne Centre for Behaviour Change, School of Psychological Sciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.,Cancer Council Victoria, Melbourne, Australia
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- Melbourne Centre for Behaviour Change, School of Psychological Sciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.,Cancer Council Victoria, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, United States.,Hollings Cancer Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, United States
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- Addiction Department, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, United Kingdom.,Shaping Public Health Policies To Reduce Inequalities And Harm (SPECTRUM), the University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, United States
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- Department of Psychology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada.,School of Public Health and Health Systems, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada.,Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Health Behavior, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, United States
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- Department of Psychology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada.,School of Public Health and Health Systems, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada
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Ferguson E, Zale E, Ditre J, Wesolowicz D, Stennett B, Robinson M, Boissoneault J. CANUE: A Theoretical Model of Pain as an Antecedent for Substance Use. Ann Behav Med 2020; 55:489-502. [PMID: 32914834 DOI: 10.1093/abm/kaaa072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Pain and substance use are frequently comorbid and have been shown to exert bidirectional effects. Self-medication of pain and distress via substance use is common and can be understood via negative reinforcement, ultimately strengthening the pathway between pain to substance use over time. As such, a testable model of the potentially modifiable candidate mechanisms that underlie the pain to substance use pathway is needed. PURPOSE This review proposes a testable model of pain as an antecedent to substance use to guide future research and inform clinical practice. METHODS An integrative review of current evidence regarding pain, substance use, and associated risk factors (i.e., negative affect, pain-related attitudes, negative urgency, and substance use outcome expectancies) was conducted. RESULTS The Catastrophizing, Anxiety, Negative Urgency, and Expectancy (CANUE) model highlights modifiable risk factors for self-medicating pain with substance use, including increased negative affect and maladaptive pain-related attitudes (i.e., pain catastrophizing, pain anxiety, and fear of pain), negative urgency, and substance-related outcome expectancies for pain relief and enhanced pain coping. CONCLUSIONS Targeted behavioral and psychological interventions that address these factors may facilitate more adaptive pain-coping responses, thereby reducing the impacts of pain on substance use. Systematic research is needed to evaluate the validity and clinical utility of this model.
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- Erin Ferguson
- Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.,Center for Pain Research and Behavioral Health, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL USA
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- Department of Psychology, Binghamton University, State University of New York, Binghamton, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, USA
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- Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.,Center for Pain Research and Behavioral Health, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL USA
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- Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.,Center for Pain Research and Behavioral Health, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL USA
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- Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.,Center for Pain Research and Behavioral Health, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL USA
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- Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.,Center for Pain Research and Behavioral Health, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL USA
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- Lisa R. LaRowe
- Department of Psychology, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, United States
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- Department of Psychology, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, United States
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The role of physical pain in global functioning of people with serious mental illness. Schizophr Res 2020; 222:423-428. [PMID: 32499163 DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2020.03.062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2019] [Revised: 01/16/2020] [Accepted: 03/28/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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While people with serious mental illness (SMI) endorse clinical pain at rates on par or exceeding those in the general population, the association between pain and functioning remains unclear. In this paper we present data on the cross-sectional association between clinical pain and global functioning in a large, mixed diagnostic sample of people with SMI. Eight-hundred ninety-eight people diagnosed with bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder, or schizophrenia were administered the Global Assessment Scale and the 12-item Short Form Survey, which includes an assessment of the extent to which the experience of pain interfered with daily activities over the past month. People with major depressive disorder reported higher pain interference than those with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. The presence of physical health conditions and psychiatric symptoms were also assessed. After controlling for age, gender, psychiatric symptoms, education level, and physical health problems, pain interference in the past month was associated with significantly lower global functioning. The findings suggest that the experience of pain is associated with poorer global functioning across major SMI diagnoses. Moreover, the impact of pain in global functioning appears independent of physical health problems, and thus may warrant routine screening from mental health providers.
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LaRowe LR, Rother Y, Powers JM, Zvolensky MJ, Vanable PA, Ditre JW. Pain self-efficacy, race, and motivation to quit smoking among persons living with HIV (PLWH). Addict Behav 2020; 105:106318. [PMID: 32036189 PMCID: PMC7050358 DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2020.106318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2019] [Revised: 01/02/2020] [Accepted: 01/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Pain and cigarette smoking are commonly co-occurring and costly public health issues, and rates of both conditions are elevated among persons living with HIV (PLWH). Recent work has focused on elucidating the role of cognitive factors in pain-smoking interrelations, and PLWH have endorsed various beliefs regarding pain and smoking. There is reason to suspect that pain self-efficacy (i.e., belief in one's ability to cope with pain) may be associated with the maintenance of smoking. However, no previous research has examined relations between pain self-efficacy and motivation to quit. The goal of this study was to conduct the first test of cross-sectional associations between pain self-efficacy and motivation to quit smoking among PLWH. Race was tested as a moderator of the hypothesized associations. Participants (N = 76 daily smokers; 37% female; Mage = 50.6; MCPD = 13.7) were recruited from an outpatient infectious disease clinic for a primary study examining the effects of a personalized feedback intervention for PLWH. Results indicated that pain self-efficacy was positively associated with perceived importance of quitting and intention to quit within the next six months across the entire sample (ps < 0.05), and positively associated with readiness to consider smoking cessation and confidence in quitting among Black/African American participants (but not among other participants; ps < 0.05). These data provide initial evidence that pain self-efficacy may be related to motivation and intention to quit smoking, particularly among Black/African American PLWH. Future research should test prospective associations between pain self-efficacy and the initiation/maintenance of smoking cessation.
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- Lisa R LaRowe
- Department of Psychology, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244, United States
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- Department of Psychology, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244, United States
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- Department of Psychology, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244, United States
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- Department of Psychology, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244, United States
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- Department of Psychology, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244, United States.
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Delery EC, Edwards S. Neuropeptide and cytokine regulation of pain in the context of substance use disorders. Neuropharmacology 2020; 174:108153. [PMID: 32470337 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2020.108153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2020] [Revised: 04/23/2020] [Accepted: 05/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Substance use disorders (SUDs) are frequently accompanied by affective symptoms that promote negative reinforcement mechanisms contributing to SUD maintenance or progression. Despite their widespread use as analgesics, chronic or excessive exposure to alcohol, opioids, and nicotine produces heightened nociceptive sensitivity, termed hyperalgesia. This review focuses on the contributions of neuropeptide (CRF, melanocortin, opioid peptide) and cytokine (IL-1β, TNF-α, chemokine) systems in the development and maintenance of substance-induced hyperalgesia. Few effective therapies exist for either chronic pain or SUD, and the common interaction of these disease states likely complicates their effective treatment. Here we highlight promising new discoveries as well as identify gaps in research that could lead to more effective and even simultaneous treatment of SUDs and co-morbid hyperalgesia symptoms.
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- Elizabeth C Delery
- Department of Physiology and Comprehensive Alcohol-HIV/AIDS Research Center, LSU Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA, 70112, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Comprehensive Alcohol-HIV/AIDS Research Center, LSU Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA, 70112, USA.
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Anandarajah G, Mennillo HA, Rachu G, Harder T, Ghosh J. Lifestyle Medicine Interventions in Patients With Advanced Disease Receiving Palliative or Hospice Care. Am J Lifestyle Med 2020; 14:243-257. [PMID: 32477022 PMCID: PMC7232901 DOI: 10.1177/1559827619830049] [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: 12/28/2017] [Revised: 01/18/2019] [Accepted: 01/21/2019] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Background: Lifestyle medicine interventions have the potential to improve symptom management, daily function, and quality of life (QOL) in patients with advanced or terminal disease receiving palliative or hospice care. The goal of this review is to summarize the current state of the literature on this subject. Methods: The authors used a broad search strategy to identify relevant studies, reviews, and expert opinions, followed by narrative summary of available information. Results: Four main categories of lifestyle interventions feature prominently in the palliative care literature: exercise, nutrition, stress management, and substance use. High-quality studies in this vulnerable population are relatively sparse. Some interventions show promise. However, most show mixed results or inadequate evidence. For some interventions, risks in this generally frail population outweigh the benefits. Clinical decision making involves balancing research findings, including the risks and benefits of interventions, with a clear understanding of patients' prognosis, goals of care, and current physical, emotional, and spiritual state. Achieving optimum QOL, safety, and ethical care are emphasized. Conclusions: The use of lifestyle interventions in patients receiving palliative or hospice care is a complex undertaking, requiring tailoring recommendations to individual patients. There is potential for considerable benefits; however, more research is needed.
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- Gowri Anandarajah
- Gowri Anandarajah, MD, Office of Medical Education, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, 222 Richmond Street, Providence, RI 02912; e-mail:
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- Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island (GA, HAM, JG)
- Hope Hospice and Palliative Care Rhode Island, Providence, Rhode Island (GA, GR)
- Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island (TH)
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- Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island (GA, HAM, JG)
- Hope Hospice and Palliative Care Rhode Island, Providence, Rhode Island (GA, GR)
- Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island (TH)
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- Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island (GA, HAM, JG)
- Hope Hospice and Palliative Care Rhode Island, Providence, Rhode Island (GA, GR)
- Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island (TH)
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- Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island (GA, HAM, JG)
- Hope Hospice and Palliative Care Rhode Island, Providence, Rhode Island (GA, GR)
- Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island (TH)
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Weinberger AH, Seng EK, Ditre JW, Willoughby M, Shuter J. Perceived Interrelations of Pain and Cigarette Smoking in a Sample of Adult Smokers Living With HIV/AIDS. Nicotine Tob Res 2020; 21:489-496. [PMID: 29394402 DOI: 10.1093/ntr/nty021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2017] [Accepted: 01/25/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Persons living with HIV/AIDS (PLWH) have very high prevalences of both cigarette smoking and pain, yet little is known about the relationship between smoking and pain for PLWH. This study examined the factor structure, reliability, and validity of a measure of perceived interrelations of pain and smoking in a sample of PLWH. METHODS Participants in this study were 108 current cigarette smoking PLWH (64.8% reporting current pain) in the Bronx, NY. Participants completed assessments of demographics, smoking behaviors, and pain. Interrelations of pain and smoking were measured using the 9-item Pain and Smoking Inventory (PSI). The dimensionality of the PSI was evaluated using Horn's Parallel Analysis and exploratory factor analysis. Internal consistency was evaluated using Cronbach's alpha, and validity analyses evaluated the relationship between the PSI and demographics, HIV clinical characteristics, smoking, and pain in the total sample. RESULTS A single-factor structure was the best fit for the PSI. The internal consistency of the PSI total score was excellent in the total sample (α = 0.94) and among participants with pain (α = 0.93). The PSI total score was significantly higher for PLWH who smoke and had current pain versus no current pain. Among smokers with HIV and pain, higher PSI scores were associated with higher pain interference, pain severity, and certain neuropathic pain symptoms (ie, numbness and pain to touch). CONCLUSIONS Among a sample of PLWH, the PSI appeared to be a reliable and valid instrument as a one-factor measure to assess perceived interrelations among pain and cigarette smoking. IMPLICATIONS Even though PLWH have very high prevalences of both pain and cigarette smoking, little is known about the relationship between pain and smoking for PLWH. This study is the first to examine a measure of the perceived interrelations of pain and smoking in a sample of PLWH. The measure was reliable and valid, and higher scores, reflecting that higher perceived interrelations of pain and smoking, were associated with more intense pain and pain interference. Learning more about pain and smoking among PLWH will help to better target smoking interventions to this key subgroup of smokers.
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- Andrea H Weinberger
- Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, Yeshiva University, Bronx, NY.,Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY
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- Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, Yeshiva University, Bronx, NY.,The Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY
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- Department of Psychology, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
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- Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY.,AIDS Center and Division of Infectious Diseases, Montefiore Medical Center and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY
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Kosiba JD, Mitzel LD, Zale EL, Zvolensky MJ, Ditre JW. A Preliminary Study of Associations between Discomfort Intolerance, Pain Severity/Interference, and Frequency of Cannabis Use among Individuals with Chronic Pain. ADDICTION RESEARCH & THEORY 2020; 28:76-81. [PMID: 33041738 PMCID: PMC7540627 DOI: 10.1080/16066359.2019.1590557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Cannabis use is more common among individuals with chronic pain, and is often used to relieve physical discomfort. However, little is known about factors that are associated with cannabis use among individuals with chronic pain, and there is reason to suspect that perceptions of discomfort intolerance (DI) play an important role in pain-cannabis relations. The goal of this study was to conduct an initial examination of perceived DI, pain severity, and pain-related interference in relation to frequency of cannabis use among individuals with chronic pain. Specifically, we hypothesized that pain severity/interference and factors of DI (avoidance and intolerance), would each be positively associated with cannabis use frequency. Participants (N = 109; 44% male; M age = 27) endorsed chronic pain and at least one instance of lifetime cannabis use. Most participants characterized their chronic pain as high intensity and low disability, and the two most commonly reported frequencies of cannabis use were "less than monthly" (n = 38), and "daily/almost daily" (n = 32). Results indicated that discomfort avoidance (but not discomfort intolerance), pain severity, and pain-related interference were each independently and positively associated with frequency of cannabis use. These preliminary findings suggest that continued examination of perceived discomfort avoidance in relation to co-occurring pain and cannabis use is warranted. Future research should replicate these results among treatment-seeking pain patients who are prescribed medical cannabis.
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- Department of Psychology, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
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- Department of Psychology, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY
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- Department of Psychology, University of Houston, Houston, TX
- Department of Behavioral Science, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
- Health Institute, University of Houston, Houston TX
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Powers JM, LaRowe LR, Heckman BW, Ditre JW. Pain characteristics and nicotine deprivation as predictors of performance during a laboratory paradigm of smoking cessation. PSYCHOLOGY OF ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS 2019; 34:341-350. [PMID: 31750703 DOI: 10.1037/adb0000532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Although smokers with co-occurring pain report expectations for experiencing greater nicotine withdrawal and difficulty quitting, limited work has examined the role of pain in cessation-related outcomes. The goal of this study was to examine clinically relevant pain characteristics (pain persistence, pain intensity, pain-related disability) as predictors of withdrawal and smoking lapse/relapse outcomes using a laboratory paradigm of cessation. Participants (N = 120 daily cigarette smokers; 48% male; Mage = 36.17, SD = 12.16; MCigarettes Per Day = 20.51, SD = 6.99) were randomized to either nondeprived or 12-hr nicotine deprivation conditions prior to an experimental study visit. Upon arrival to the laboratory, participants completed measures of pain characteristics and nicotine withdrawal symptoms. Primary outcomes included nicotine withdrawal scores and analogues of smoking lapse (latency to initiating smoking) and relapse (number of cigarettes smoked). We hypothesized that smokers with greater pain persistence, pain intensity, and pain-related disability would endorse more severe nicotine withdrawal and greater lapse/relapse behavior, and that these positive associations would be stronger among those who were nicotine deprived. Results indicated that, above and beyond the effect of nicotine deprivation, persistent pain predicted more severe nicotine withdrawal, and that greater pain-related disability predicted quicker latency to lapse during the laboratory paradigm. Contrary to expectation, nicotine deprivation did not moderate effects of pain characteristics on withdrawal or lapse/relapse outcomes. Clinical implications include that different pain processes may influence different cessation outcomes, and that smokers in pain may benefit from the provision of pharmacological aids to better control withdrawal symptoms. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).
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Mallon T, Eisele M, König HH, Brettschneider C, Röhr S, Pabst A, Weyerer S, Werle J, Mösch E, Weeg D, Fuchs A, Pentzek M, Heser K, Wiese B, Kleineidam L, Wagner M, Riedel-Heller S, Maier W, Scherer M. Lifestyle Aspects As A Predictor Of Pain Among Oldest-Old Primary Care Patients - A Longitudinal Cohort Study. Clin Interv Aging 2019; 14:1881-1888. [PMID: 31802858 PMCID: PMC6830368 DOI: 10.2147/cia.s217431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2019] [Accepted: 09/26/2019] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Purpose Dealing with the high prevalence of pain among the oldest-old (+75) is becoming a major health issue. Therefore, the aim of the study was to uncover health-related lifestyle behaviors (HLB) and age-related comorbidities which may predict, influence and prevent pain in old age. Patients and methods In this longitudinal cohort study, data were obtained initially from 3.327 individuals aged 75+ from over 138 general practitioners (GP) during structured clinical interviews in 2003. Nine follow-ups (FU) were assessed until 2017. Available data from 736 individuals scoring in FU3 and FU7 were included in this analysis. Data were assembled in an ambulatory setting at participant's homes. Associations were tested using a linear regression model (model 1) and ordered logistic regression model (model 2). Results Statistical analyses revealed increased likelihood to experience pain for participants with comorbidities such as peripheral arterial disease (PAD) (coef. 13.51, P>t = 0.00) or chronic back pain (CBP) (coef. 6.64, P>t = 0.003) or higher body mass index (BMI) (coef. 0.57, P>t = 0.015) and, female gender (coef. 6.00, SE 3.0, t = 2.02, P>t = 0.044). Participants with medium education and former smokers showed significantly lower pain rating (coef. -5.05, P>t = 0.026; coef. -5.27, P>t = 0.026). Suffering from chronic back pain (OR = 2.03), osteoarthritis (OR = 1.49) or depressive symptoms (OR = 1.10) raised the odds to experience impairments in daily living due to pain. Physical activity showed no significant results. Conclusion Chronic conditions such as PAD, or CBP, female gender and higher BMI may increase the risk of experiencing more pain while successful smoking cessation can lower pain ratings at old age. Early and consistent support through GPs should be given to older patients in order to prevent pain at old age.
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- Tina Mallon
- Department of Primary Medical Care, Center for Psychosocial Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Primary Medical Care, Center for Psychosocial Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Health Economics and Health Services Research, Hamburg Center for Health Economics, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Health Economics and Health Services Research, Hamburg Center for Health Economics, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute of Social Medicine, Occupational Health and Public Health (ISAP), University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Institute of Social Medicine, Occupational Health and Public Health (ISAP), University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Central Institute of Mental Health, Medical Faculty Mannheim/Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
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- Central Institute of Mental Health, Medical Faculty Mannheim/Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Institute of General Practice, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institute of General Practice, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department for Neurodegenerative Diseases and Geriatric Psychiatry, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Work Group Medical Statistics and IT-Infrastructure, Institute for General Practice, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- DZNE, German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, Bonn, Germany
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- DZNE, German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Social Medicine, Occupational Health and Public Health (ISAP), University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department for Neurodegenerative Diseases and Geriatric Psychiatry, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany.,DZNE, German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Primary Medical Care, Center for Psychosocial Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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Mills SEE, Nicolson KP, Smith BH. Chronic pain: a review of its epidemiology and associated factors in population-based studies. Br J Anaesth 2019; 123:e273-e283. [PMID: 31079836 PMCID: PMC6676152 DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2019.03.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 736] [Impact Index Per Article: 147.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2019] [Accepted: 03/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Chronic pain is a common, complex, and distressing problem that has a profound impact on individuals and society. It frequently presents as a result of a disease or an injury; however, it is not merely an accompanying symptom, but rather a separate condition in its own right, with its own medical definition and taxonomy. Studying the distribution and determinants of chronic pain allows us to understand and manage the problem at the individual and population levels. Targeted and appropriate prevention and management strategies need to take into account the biological, psychological, socio-demographic, and lifestyle determinants and outcomes of pain. We present a narrative review of the current understanding of these factors.
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- Sarah E E Mills
- Population Health and Genomics Division, University of Dundee School of Medicine, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, Scotland, UK.
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- Population Health and Genomics Division, University of Dundee School of Medicine, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, Scotland, UK
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- Population Health and Genomics Division, University of Dundee School of Medicine, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, Scotland, UK
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Zvolensky MJ, Bakhshaie J, Shepherd JM, Mayorga NA, Giraldo-Santiago N, Peraza N, Rogers AH, Ditre JW, Berger-Cardoso J. Pain intensity and tobacco smoking among Latinx Spanish-speaking adult smokers. Addict Behav 2019; 93:115-121. [PMID: 30708336 DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2019.01.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2018] [Revised: 12/03/2018] [Accepted: 01/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Some research suggests that pain intensity is greater among Latinx persons compared to non-Hispanic-Whites, and that the experience of more intense pain among this group is related to poorer mental health and impairment. Yet, the degree to which pain-smoking relations generalize to Latinx smokers is unknown. The present study tested whether past-month pain intensity among adult Latinx smokers was related to cigarette dependence, perceived barriers for quitting, and problems experienced during past quit attempts. Participants were 363 Spanish-speaking Latinx daily smokers (58.7% female, Mage = 33.3 years, SD = 9.81). Consistent with prediction, current pain intensity was significantly related to greater cigarette dependence, perceived barriers for quitting, and problems experienced during past quit attempts. These novel data provide preliminary evidence that individual differences in the intensity of experienced pain in the past month is related to a range of clinically-significant smoking variables among a large sample of Latinx smokers. The findings suggest that pain intensity may be important to Latinx smokers, a group that often showcases pain-related disparities compared to other racial/ethnic groups.
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- Michael J Zvolensky
- Department of Psychology, University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA; Department of Behavioral Science, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA; HEALTH Institute, University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA.
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- Department of Psychology, University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, USA
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Hooten WM, LaRowe LR, Zale EL, Ditre JW, Warner DO. Effects of a brief pain and smoking cessation intervention in adults with chronic pain: A randomized controlled trial. Addict Behav 2019; 92:173-179. [PMID: 30641335 DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2018.11.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2018] [Revised: 11/02/2018] [Accepted: 11/26/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Tobacco cigarette smokers with comorbid chronic pain experience greater difficulty quitting smoking relative to those without chronic pain. A brief smoking cessation intervention was developed to address smoking in the context of chronic pain to increase the intention to engage in smoking cessation treatment. The primary aim of this randomized controlled trial was to investigate the effects of a brief pain and smoking (BPS) cessation intervention on the willingness to consider quitting smoking in adults with chronic pain seeking treatment in a pain specialty outpatient clinic. Subjects randomized to the BPS intervention were 7.5 times more likely to endorse willingness to consider quitting smoking. Subjects who received the BPS intervention were also greater than 2.5 times more likely to report an interest in learning about cessation programs, and nearly 5 times more likely to endorse willingness to consider participating in an intensive smoking cessation program. Moreover, subjects who received the BPS intervention evinced a trend-level reduction in perceived difficulty of quitting smoking. These results contribute to a growing multidisciplinary literature examining pain-smoking interrelations and suggest that smokers with chronic pain may become more willing to consider engaging a cessation attempt as awareness increases about how continued smoking may interfere with the clinical outcomes of pain treatment. These results are also consistent with clinical practice guidelines for promoting intention to quit among smokers currently unwilling to engage a quit attempt by incorporating strategies aimed at identifying ambivalence about the continued use of tobacco.
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- W M Hooten
- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN, United States.
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- Department of Psychology, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, United States
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- Department of Psychology, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY, United States
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- Department of Psychology, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, United States
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN, United States
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Zale EL, LaRowe LR, Boissoneault J, Maisto SA, Ditre JW. Gender differences in associations between pain-related anxiety and alcohol use among adults with chronic pain. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE 2019; 45:479-487. [PMID: 30864852 DOI: 10.1080/00952990.2019.1578968] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Background: Over 100 million Americans live with chronic pain, and adults with chronic pain may be more likely to experience alcohol-related problems or Alcohol Use Disorder. An evolving conceptual model posits that bidirectional effects between pain and alcohol exacerbate both pain and drinking. Pain has been shown to motivate alcohol urge and consumption, and drinking for pain-coping predicts escalations in alcohol use over time. Pain-related anxiety is a transdiagnostic vulnerability factor that has been implicated in both pain and substance-related (i.e., tobacco, opioids, cannabis) outcomes, but has not yet been studied in relation to alcohol use. Objective: We sought to conduct the first test of cross-sectional associations between pain-related anxiety, gender, and alcohol use. Methods: Adults with chronic pain (N = 234; Mage = 29.54, 67% Female) self-reported pain-related anxiety, gender, and alcohol use (i.e., consumption frequency/quantity, alcohol-related consequences, and dependence symptoms measured with the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test; AUDIT). Hierarchical regression and conditional effects models were used to test associations between pain-related anxiety, gender, and alcohol use. Results: Pain-related anxiety was positively associated with alcohol-related consequences and alcohol dependence symptoms measured by the AUDIT among males, but not females. Pain-related anxiety was not associated with the frequency/quantity of alcohol consumption in our sample. Conclusions: These findings are consistent with prior research, which has demonstrated associations between pain-related anxiety and deleterious substance use outcomes. Results provide initial evidence that pain-related anxiety may be a relevant factor to consider in the context of alcohol research and treatment among male drinkers.
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- Emily L Zale
- a Department of Psychology, Binghamton University , Binghamton , NY , USA
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- b Department of Psychology, Syracuse University , Syracuse , NY , USA
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- c Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, University of Florida , Gainsville , FL , USA
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- b Department of Psychology, Syracuse University , Syracuse , NY , USA
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- b Department of Psychology, Syracuse University , Syracuse , NY , USA
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Esan H, Agress J, Seng EK, Shuter J, Weinberger AH. Characteristics associated with perceived interrelations of pain and smoking among people living with HIV. AIDS Care 2019; 31:1348-1352. [PMID: 30843727 DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2019.1587355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Persons living with HIV/AIDS (PLWH) have very high prevalences of both cigaret smoking and pain, yet little is known about the relationship between smoking and pain for PLWH. The current study examines the perceived interrelations between pain and smoking and participant characteristics (i.e., demographics, heavier versus lighter smoking, current pain severity, depression, anxiety symptoms) in a sample of 101 current cigaret smoking adult PLWH in the Bronx, New York. Participants completed assessments of demographics, smoking behaviors, psychiatric symptoms, and pain severity. Interrelations of pain and smoking were measured using the 9-item Pain and Smoking Inventory (PSI) total score and three domain scores (pain as a motivator for smoking, smoking to cope with pain, and pain as a barrier for smoking cessation). Significant associations were found between greater current pain severity and greater endorsement of overall perceived interrelations between pain and smoking, pain as a motivator for smoking, and smoking to cope with pain. Greater anxiety symptoms were significantly associated with greater endorsement of overall perceived interrelations between pain and smoking, pain as a motivator for smoking, and smoking to cope with pain. Understanding the perceived relations between smoking and pain, as well as associated factors such as anxiety and pain severity, may help to guide interventions for PLWH who smoke in order to reduce the high prevalence of smoking and significant smoking-related health consequences.
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- Hannah Esan
- Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, Yeshiva University , Bronx , NY , USA
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- Rowan School of Osteopathic Medicine, Rowan University , Stratford , NJ , USA
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- Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, Yeshiva University , Bronx , NY , USA.,The Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine , Bronx , NY , USA.,Montefiore Headache Center, Montefiore Medical Center , Bronx , NY , USA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine , Bronx , NY , USA.,AIDS Center and Division of Infectious Diseases, Montefiore Medical Center and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine , Bronx , NY , USA
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- Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, Yeshiva University , Bronx , NY , USA.,Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine , Bronx , NY , USA
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Smit T, Garey L, Langdon KJ, Ditre JW, Rogers AH, Orr MF, Zvolensky MJ. Differential effect of sex on pain severity and smoking behavior and processes. Addict Behav 2019; 90:229-235. [PMID: 30447515 DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2018.11.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2018] [Revised: 11/06/2018] [Accepted: 11/08/2018] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Scientific evidence suggests that pain contributes to the maintenance of tobacco cigarette smoking among individuals with varying levels of pain. Yet, little is understood about factors that may moderate relations between pain severity and smoking processes. Considering that women are more likely to experience deleterious pain- and smoking-related outcomes, female smokers may be a particularly vulnerable group when considering pain in the maintenance of maladaptive smoking behavior. Thus, it is important to investigate the role of sex in pain-smoking relations. The current cross-sectional study examined sex differences in the relation between reported levels of pain and cessation-relevant smoking processes (i.e. cigarette dependence, barriers for cessation, and past cessation-related problems). Participants included 100 adult daily cigarette smokers (Mage = 32.57 years, SD = 13.58; 33% female). Results indicated that greater pain was significantly associated with greater cigarette dependence, greater perceived barriers to cessation, and greater cessation-related problems among female, but not male, smokers. The current findings identify sex as a potentially important moderator of complex associations between pain and tobacco smoking and suggests that women may constitute a group that is especially vulnerable to the effects of pain in the maintenance of tobacco dependence. Based on the present data, integrated pain-smoking treatments may be especially useful for female, versus male, smokers.
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- Tanya Smit
- Department of Psychology, University of Houston, 126 Heyne Building, Houston, TX 77204, United States
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- Department of Psychology, University of Houston, 126 Heyne Building, Houston, TX 77204, United States
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- Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, United States; Department of Psychiatry, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI 02904, United States
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- Department of Psychology, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244, United States
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- Department of Psychology, University of Houston, 126 Heyne Building, Houston, TX 77204, United States
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- Department of Psychology, University of Houston, 126 Heyne Building, Houston, TX 77204, United States
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- Department of Psychology, University of Houston, 126 Heyne Building, Houston, TX 77204, United States; Department of Behavioral Science, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, United States; HEALTH Institute, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204, United States.
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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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Pain-related anxiety and smoking processes: The explanatory role of dysphoria. Addict Behav 2019; 88:15-22. [PMID: 30103097 PMCID: PMC10062193 DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2018.08.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2018] [Revised: 07/19/2018] [Accepted: 08/09/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Scientific evidence suggests that pain-related anxiety may contribute to the maintenance of tobacco addiction among smokers with varying levels of pain. Yet, no work has investigated the relation between pain-related anxiety and cognitive-based smoking processes within an indirect effect model. Dysphoria may explain the relation between pain-related anxiety and cigarette smoking, as it is a construct that relates to both pain and smoking outcomes. Thus, the current cross-sectional study examined the indirect effect of pain-related anxiety and three clinically significant smoking processes: perceived barriers to cessation, negative affect reduction motives, and negative mood abstinence expectancies via dysphoria. Participants included 101 (Mage = 32.74 years, SD = 13.60; 35.6% female) adult tobacco cigarette smokers with low cigarette dependence. Results indicated that pain-related anxiety had an indirect effect on all dependent variables through dysphoria. The current findings provide evidence that dysphoria may serve to maintain maladaptive smoking processes in smokers who experience pain-related anxiety. This study furthers research on pain-smoking relations by providing initial evidence for a conceptual model in which smokers with elevated pain-related anxiety endorse greater dysphoric symptoms and use smoking to reduce or escape symptoms of their pain-related anxiety and dysphoria, thus contributing to the maintenance of tobacco dependence.
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Ditre JW, Zale EL, LaRowe LR. A Reciprocal Model of Pain and Substance Use: Transdiagnostic Considerations, Clinical Implications, and Future Directions. Annu Rev Clin Psychol 2018; 15:503-528. [PMID: 30566371 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-clinpsy-050718-095440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 120] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Pain and substance use are highly prevalent and co-occurring conditions that continue to garner increasing clinical and empirical interest. Although nicotine and tobacco, alcohol, and cannabis each confer acute analgesic effects, frequent or heavy use may contribute to the development and progression of chronic pain, and pain may be heightened during abstinence. Additionally, pain can be a potent motivator of substance self-administration, and it may contribute to escalating use and poorer substance-related treatment outcomes. We integrated converging lines of evidence to propose a reciprocal model in which pain and substance use are hypothesized to interact in the manner of a positive feedback loop, resulting in the exacerbation and maintenance of both conditions over time. Theoretical mechanisms in bidirectional pain-substance use relations are reviewed, including negative reinforcement, social cognitive processes, and allostatic load in overlapping neural circuitry. Finally, candidate transdiagnostic factors are identified, and we conclude with a discussion of clinical implications and future research directions.
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- Joseph W Ditre
- Department of Psychology, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244, USA; ,
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- Department of Psychology, Binghamton University, Binghamton, New York 13902, USA;
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- Department of Psychology, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244, USA; ,
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Zvolensky MJ, Garey L, Mayorga NA, Rogers AH, Orr MF, Ditre JW, Peraza N. Current pain severity and electronic cigarettes: an initial empirical investigation. J Behav Med 2018; 42:461-468. [DOI: 10.1007/s10865-018-9995-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2018] [Accepted: 11/19/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Ditre JW, LaRowe LR, Vanable PA, De Vita MJ, Zvolensky MJ. Computer-based personalized feedback intervention for cigarette smoking and prescription analgesic misuse among persons living with HIV (PLWH). Behav Res Ther 2018; 115:83-89. [PMID: 30389092 DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2018.10.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2018] [Revised: 10/25/2018] [Accepted: 10/26/2018] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Pain, tobacco cigarette smoking, and prescription opioid misuse are all highly prevalent among persons living with HIV (PLWH). Smoking and pain medication misuse can lead to deleterious outcomes, including more severe pain and physical impairment. However, we are not aware of any interventions that have attempted to address these issues in an integrated manner. Participants (N = 68) were recruited from an outpatient infectious disease clinic and randomized to either a computer-based personalized feedback intervention (Integrated PFI) that aimed to increase motivation, confidence, and intention to quit smoking, and decrease intentions to misuse prescription analgesic medications, or a Control PFI. Results indicated that PLWH who received the Integrated PFI (vs. Control PFI) evinced greater post-treatment knowledge of interrelations between pain and tobacco smoking. Moreover, participants who received the Integrated PFI and smoked at least 10 cigarettes per day (but not < 10 CPD) reported greater confidence and readiness/intention to quit smoking. Effects of the Integrated PFI on knowledge of pain and opioid misuse, and attitudes/intentions regarding prescription pain medication misuse were not statistically-significant. Taken together, these results indicate that this novel intervention strategy may offer promise for addressing a critical public health need in a population that is generally underrepresented in clinical research.
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LaRowe LR, Zvolensky MJ, Ditre JW. The Role of Anxiety-Relevant Transdiagnostic Factors in Comorbid Chronic Pain and Tobacco Cigarette Smoking. COGNITIVE THERAPY AND RESEARCH 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/s10608-018-9957-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Cryar KA, Hereford T, Edwards PK, Siegel E, Barnes CL, Mears SC. Preoperative Smoking and Narcotic, Benzodiazepine, and Tramadol Use are Risk Factors for Narcotic Use After Hip and Knee Arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty 2018; 33:2774-2779. [PMID: 29705679 DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2018.03.066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2018] [Revised: 03/21/2018] [Accepted: 03/30/2018] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The use of narcotics has been found to be a modifiable risk factor for success of arthroplasty. We sought to determine the risk factors leading to increased narcotic use after total hip arthroplasty and total knee arthroplasty. METHODS A retrospective chart review was performed on new patients presenting to an orthopedic reconstructive-service clinic. New patients aged 18 years or older with osteoarthritis of the hip or knee who presented over a 1-year period and underwent total knee arthroplasty or total hip arthroplasty were included. The Arkansas prescription monitoring program was then used to determine recent narcotic and benzodiazepine prescriptions filled within 3 months of surgery, and this was converted into morphine milligram equivalents (MME). RESULTS One hundred seventy-nine patients met the inclusion criteria. When compared with patients who did not take any preoperative opioids, narcotic- and tramadol-only users filled an average of 86% and 38% more MME, respectively. Benzodiazepine users required an average of 81% more MME postoperative than nonusers, and smokers required an average of 90% more MME postoperative than nonsmokers. Subjects with body mass index >40 kg/m2 had 82% higher average postoperative MME than subjects with body mass index <25 kg/m2. Age and sex had no significant correlation with postoperative narcotic use. CONCLUSION This study suggests that a patient's preoperative narcotic, tramadol, benzodiazepine, and tobacco use are correlated to the amount of postoperative narcotic prescriptions filled in the 3 months following surgery. Predisposition to substance abuse may be a characteristic which leads to increased postoperative narcotic use.
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- Kipp A Cryar
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas
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Kosiba JD, Zale EL, Ditre JW. Associations between pain intensity and urge to smoke: Testing the role of negative affect and pain catastrophizing. Drug Alcohol Depend 2018; 187:100-108. [PMID: 29655030 PMCID: PMC5959791 DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2018.01.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2017] [Revised: 12/08/2017] [Accepted: 01/26/2018] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cigarette smokers are more likely to experience pain than nonsmokers, and experimental research indicates that pain is a potent motivator of smoking. Urge to smoke is a predictor of early relapse, yet associations between pain and urge to smoke have yet to be tested among daily smokers. This study aimed to conduct the first crosssectional test of associations between current pain intensity and urge to smoke, and to test the role of negative affect and pain catastrophizing in relations between pain intensity and urge to smoke. METHODS Participants (N = 229, 42.4% Female, 38.9% black/African American, Mcpd = 21.9) were recruited for a laboratory study of pain and smoking, and these data were collected at the baseline session. Data were analyzed using a series of regressions and conditional process models. RESULTS Current pain intensity was positively associated with urge to smoke, and urge to smoke for the relief of negative affect. There was an indirect association via state negative affect, such that pain intensity was positively associated with negative affect, which in turn was associated with greater urge to smoke. Further, positive associations between pain intensity and urge to smoke were only evident among smokers who endorsed low (vs high) levels of catastrophizing. CONCLUSIONS These findings contribute to an emerging literature indicating that pain and related constructs are relevant to the maintenance of tobacco smoking. Future research should examine how painrelevant cognitive-affective factors may influence associations between the experience of pain and motivation to smoke tobacco.
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- Jesse D Kosiba
- Department of Psychology, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, United States
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- Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Psychology, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, United States; Center for Integrated Healthcare, Syracuse VA Medical Center, Syracuse, NY, United States.
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Ditre JW, Zale EL, LaRowe LR, Kosiba JD, De Vita MJ. Nicotine deprivation increases pain intensity, neurogenic inflammation, and mechanical hyperalgesia among daily tobacco smokers. JOURNAL OF ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY 2018; 127:578-589. [PMID: 29781659 DOI: 10.1037/abn0000353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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An evolving reciprocal model posits that pain and tobacco smoking behavior interact in the manner of a positive feedback loop, resulting in greater pain and the maintenance of nicotine dependence. There is also reason to believe that abstaining from smoking may increase pain during the early stages of smoking cessation. The goal of this study was to test the effects of nicotine deprivation on experimental pain reactivity. Daily tobacco cigarette smokers (N = 165; 43% female) were randomized to either extended nicotine deprivation (12-24 hr smoking abstinence), minimal deprivation (2 hr smoking abstinence), or continued smoking conditions, prior to undergoing pain induction via topical capsaicin. As hypothesized, results indicated that extended deprivation (relative to continued smoking) increased capsaicin-induced pain intensity ratings, neurogenic inflammation, and mechanical hyperalgesia, thus implicating both central and peripheral mechanisms of action in the effects of smoking abstinence on pain reactivity. Pain intensity ratings were also positively correlated with nicotine withdrawal symptoms, and exploratory analyses suggest that pain sensitivity may increase with duration of smoking abstinence. Collectively, these findings indicate that smokers may experience a variety of negative pain-related sequelae during the early stages of a quit attempt. Future research should examine pain as a consequence or correlate of the nicotine withdrawal syndrome, and determine whether smokers may benefit from tailored cessation interventions that account for nicotine deprivation-induced amplification of pain. (PsycINFO Database Record
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Mercadante S, Adile C, Ferrera P, Casuccio A. The effects of alcoholism and smoking on advanced cancer patients admitted to an acute supportive/palliative care unit. Support Care Cancer 2017; 25:2147-2153. [PMID: 28210861 DOI: 10.1007/s00520-017-3620-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2016] [Accepted: 02/06/2017] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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AIM The aim of this prospective study was to determine the characteristics and symptom burden of advanced cancer patients with alcoholism problems and smoking, who were referred to an acute palliative/supportive care unit (ASPCU) of a comprehensive cancer center. METHODS Patients' characteristics, indications for admission, kind of admission, awareness of prognosis, and anticancer treatments were recorded. The Edmonton Symptom Assessment Scale (ESAS) was used to assess physical and psychological symptoms, and the CAGE questionnaire for the diagnosis of alcoholism. Patients were also divided in three groups: persistent smokers (PS), former smokers (FS), and non-smokers (NS). The Memorial Delirium Assessment Scale (MDAS) was used to assess the cognitive status of patients. Analgesic drugs and their doses at admission and discharge were recorded, as well opioid escalation index during hospital stay. RESULTS Three hundred fourteen consecutive cancer patients were surveyed. Forty-seven (14.9%), 143 (45.5%), and 124 (39.5%) subjects were PS-patients, FS-patients, and NS-patients, respectively. Sixteen patients were CAGE-positive. Females were more frequently NS, while males were more frequently FS (p = 0.0005). Statistical differences were also observed in disease awareness among the categories of smoking (p = 0.048). No statistical differences were found in ESAS items, except for drowsiness at T0 in NS-patients. Differences were found in OME and OEI, although the large variability of data did not determined a statistical difference. Higher values of nausea (at T0, p = 0.0005), dyspnea (at T0 and TX, p = 0.08 and 0.023, respectively), and well-being (at TX p = 0.003) were reported in CAGE-positive patients. No correlation was found between CAGE-positive patients and smokers. CONCLUSION Although smoking and alcoholism have obvious implications in advanced cancer patients, data remain controversial, as present data did provide limited data to confirm risk factors for advanced cancer patients. Clinical response was not strongly influenced by these risk factors.
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Affiliation(s)
- Sebastiano Mercadante
- Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit and Supportive-Palliative Care Unit, La Maddalena Cancer Center, Via San Lorenzo 312, 90145, Palermo, Italy.
- Home Care Program, SAMO, Palermo, Italy.
- Department of Oncology, Hospital Sant'Andrea, University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
| | - Claudio Adile
- Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit and Supportive-Palliative Care Unit, La Maddalena Cancer Center, Via San Lorenzo 312, 90145, Palermo, Italy
- Home Care Program, SAMO, Palermo, Italy
- Department of Oncology, Hospital Sant'Andrea, University of Rome, Rome, Italy
| | - Patrizia Ferrera
- Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit and Supportive-Palliative Care Unit, La Maddalena Cancer Center, Via San Lorenzo 312, 90145, Palermo, Italy
- Home Care Program, SAMO, Palermo, Italy
- Department of Oncology, Hospital Sant'Andrea, University of Rome, Rome, Italy
| | - Alessandra Casuccio
- Home Care Program, SAMO, Palermo, Italy
- Department of Oncology, Hospital Sant'Andrea, University of Rome, Rome, Italy
- Department of Sciences for Health Promotion and Mother Child Care, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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