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Calvert CM, Burgess D, Erickson D, Widome R, Jones-Webb R. Cancer pain and alcohol self-medication. J Cancer Surviv 2023; 17:1561-1570. [PMID: 35567710 DOI: 10.1007/s11764-022-01215-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2022] [Accepted: 05/09/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cancer survivors are at increased risk of pain due to their either cancer and/or treatments. Substances like alcohol may be used to self-medicate cancer pain; however, these substances pose their own health risks that may be more pronounced for cancer survivors. METHODS We used cross-sectional data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) 2012-2019 to quantify the association between cancer pain and alcohol use. We used negative binomial regression, with interaction terms added to examine variations across age, sex, and race. We also examined whether alcohol use relates to cancer pain control status. RESULTS Cancer survivors with cancer pain were more likely to be younger, female, Black, and to have been diagnosed with breast cancer. Cancer pain was associated with lower alcohol consumption (incidence rate ratio (IRR): 0.88, confidence interval (CI): 0.77, 0.99). This association was primarily among people 65 and older, women, and white and Hispanic people. Cancer pain control status was not related to alcohol use. CONCLUSIONS Lower alcohol use among cancer survivors with pain has many possible explanations, including several alternative pain management strategies or a decrease in social engagement. Our findings of racial and gender disparities in cancer pain are consistent with the broader evidence on disparities in pain. IMPLICATIONS FOR CANCER SURVIVORS Cancer pain management for marginalized groups should be improved. Healthcare providers should screen cancer survivors for both pain and substance use, to prevent unhealthy self-medication behaviors.
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- Collin M Calvert
- Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, 1300 S. 2nd Street, Suite 300, Minneapolis, MN, 55454-1015, USA.
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- Center for Care Delivery and Outcomes Research (CCDOR), Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Mail code: 152, Bldg. 9, One Veterans Drive, Minneapolis, MN, 55417, USA
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- Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, 1300 S. 2nd Street, Suite 300, Minneapolis, MN, 55454-1015, USA
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- Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, 1300 S. 2nd Street, Suite 300, Minneapolis, MN, 55454-1015, USA
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- Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, 1300 S. 2nd Street, Suite 300, Minneapolis, MN, 55454-1015, USA
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Ng APP, Cheng JKY, Lam JSM, Wong CKH, Cheng WHG, Tse ETY, Chao DVK, Choi EPH, Wong RSM, Lam CLK. Patient enablement and health-related quality of life for patients with chronic back and knee pain: a cross-sectional study in primary care. Br J Gen Pract 2023; 73:e867-e875. [PMID: 37845085 PMCID: PMC10587904 DOI: 10.3399/bjgp.2022.0546] [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: 11/03/2022] [Accepted: 05/12/2023] [Indexed: 10/18/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Chronic back and knee pain impairs health- related quality of life (HRQoL) and patient enablement can improve HRQoL. AIM To determine whether enablement was a moderator of the effect of chronic back and knee pain on HRQoL. DESIGN AND SETTING A cross-sectional study of Chinese patients with chronic back and knee problems in public primary care clinics in Hong Kong. METHOD Each participant completed the Chinese Patient Enablement Instrument-2 (PEI-2), the Chinese Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC), and the Pain Rating Scale (PRS). Multivariable regression examined the effects of PRS score and PEI-2 score on WOMAC total score. A moderation regression model and simple slope analysis were used to evaluate whether the interaction between enablement (PEI-2) and pain (PRS) had a significant effect on HRQoL (WOMAC). RESULTS Valid patient-reported outcome data from 1306 participants were analysed. PRS score was associated with WOMAC total score (β = 0.326, P<0.001), whereas PEI-2 score was associated inversely with WOMAC total score (β = -0.260, P<0.001) and PRS score. The effect of the interaction between PRS and PEI-2 (PRS × PEI-2) scores on WOMAC total score was significant (β = -0.191, P<0.001) suggesting PEI-2 was a moderator. Simple slope analyses showed that the relationship between PRS and WOMAC was stronger for participants with a low level of PEI-2 (gradient 3.056) than for those with a high level of PEI-2 (gradient 1.746). CONCLUSION Patient enablement moderated the impact of pain on HRQoL. A higher level of enablement can lessen impairment in HRQoL associated with chronic back and knee pain.
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- Amy Pui Pui Ng
- Department of Family Medicine, University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, China; Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care, School of Clinical Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care, School of Clinical Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care, School of Clinical Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care, School of Clinical Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong; Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong; Laboratory of Data Discovery for Health (D4H) Hong Kong Science and Technology Park, Sha Tin, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care, School of Clinical Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Family Medicine, University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, China; Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care, School of Clinical Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Family Medicine & Primary Health Care, Kowloon East Cluster, Hospital Authority, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- School of Nursing, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Family Medicine, University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, China; Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care, School of Clinical Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Tanner J, Teerijoki-Oksa T, Kautiainen H, Vartiainen P, Kalso E, Forssell H. Health-related quality of life in patients with chronic orofacial pain compared with other chronic pain patients. Clin Exp Dent Res 2022; 8:742-749. [PMID: 35347879 PMCID: PMC9209794 DOI: 10.1002/cre2.560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2022] [Revised: 03/01/2022] [Accepted: 03/09/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Background Health‐related quality of life (HRQoL) of orofacial pain patients is lower than that of the general population and impaired in multiple dimensions. The aim of the present study was to investigate HRQoL of orofacial pain patients in comparison with patients suffering from other chronic pain disorders. Materials and Methods One hundred and fifty‐one tertiary care facial pain patients (mean age, 50 years; standard deviation [SD], 15; 119 females), were compared with 312 other non‐cancer chronic pain patients (mean age, 46 years; SD, 13; 204 women), recruited from three multidisciplinary pain clinics in Finland. The groups were compared using the 15D, and pain‐related measures such as pain interference, pain acceptance, anxiety, depression, and sleep. Statistical comparisons between groups were done using t test, χ2 test, or analysis of covariance. Multivariate linear regression analysis was used to study whether pain‐related aspects influencing HRQoL are similar between the patient groups. Results The 15D score was significantly higher in facial pain patients (0.823; SD, 0.114) indicating better HRQoL in comparison with other chronic pain patients (0.732; SD, 0.107) (p < .001). The 15D profiles of studied populations resembled each other but orofacial pain patients showed significantly higher scores for most individual 15D dimensions. Dimensions regarding discomfort and symptoms and sleep were most affected in both groups. Orofacial pain patients showed less psychosocial disability and better acceptance of their pain. Pain acceptance was a weaker explanatory factor of HRQoL in orofacial pain patients. Conclusion Compared to other non‐cancer chronic pain, chronic pain in the orofacial area causes less impairment in HRQoL. Orofacial pain patients showed less psychosocial disability and better pain acceptance.
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- Johanna Tanner
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland.,Department of Prosthetic Dentistry and Stomatognathic Physiology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
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- Primary Health Care Unit, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland.,Folkhälsan Research Center, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care, and Pain Medicine, Division of Pain Medicine, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Department of Pharmacology, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine, Helsinki University Hospital, SleepWell Research Programme University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Institute of Dentistry, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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Vetterlein A, Monzel M, Richter-Hetzer S, Kapala K, Geppert J, Baki S, Reuter M. Pain sensitivity is associated with general attitudes towards pain: Development and validation of a new instrument for pain research and clinical application. Eur J Pain 2022; 26:1079-1093. [PMID: 35263817 DOI: 10.1002/ejp.1932] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND With regard to attitudes towards pain, many questionnaires have been developed. Although undoubtedly useful, they were specifically designed for the use in chronic pain and are less suitable for the assessment in the general population. The purpose of the present paper was to develop a measure for the assessment of general attitudes towards pain applicable in the general population, regardless of clinical condition, and to test its psychometric properties. METHODS We developed the General Attitudes Towards Pain Inventory and conducted two studies in order to provide psychometric data: In a general population sample (N = 362, study one), participants were asked to complete a questionnaire battery. To assess test-retest reliability, participants were contacted again after four weeks (retest sample: N = 101). For the evaluation of criterion validity (study two), a sample with sadomasochistic sexual preference (N = 68) was additionally recruited. RESULTS Statistical analyses revealed, overall, acceptable internal consistencies and test-retest reliabilities. A ten-factor model showed acceptable fit and was superior to alternative models. The inventory demonstrated convergent and divergent validity. In this context, we found pain sensitivity to be associated with pain attitudes. Finally, compared to the general population sample, individuals with sadomasochistic sexual preference showed significantly higher scores on fascination-pleasure and challenge subscales. CONCLUSIONS In the present paper, we introduce a new and comprehensive instrument for pain research and provide evidence for its reliability and validity. In addition, we present new insights into how interindividual differences in pain sensitivity relate to pain attitudes.
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- A Vetterlein
- Department of Psychology, University of Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Psychology, University of Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Neuropsychology and Psychotherapy, Neurological Therapy Center (NTC), Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Neurological Therapy Center (NTC), Cologne, Germany
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- Grunwald Private Dental Practice, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Psychology, University of Bonn, Germany.,Center for Economics and Neuroscience (CENs), Laboratory of Neurogenetics, University of Bonn, Germany
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Cho G, Chang VW. Obesity and the Receipt of Prescription Pain Medications in the US. J Gen Intern Med 2021; 36:2631-2638. [PMID: 33555551 PMCID: PMC8390709 DOI: 10.1007/s11606-020-06581-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2020] [Accepted: 12/29/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Little is known about disparities in pain treatment associated with weight status despite prior research on weight-based discrepancies in other realms of healthcare and stigma among clinicians. OBJECTIVE To investigate the association between weight status and the receipt of prescription analgesics in a nationally representative sample of adults with back pain, adjusting for the burden of pain. DESIGN Cross-sectional analyses using the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (2010-2017). PARTICIPANTS Five thousand seven hundred ninety-one civilian adults age ≥ 18 with back pain. MAIN MEASURES We examine the odds of receiving prescription analgesics for back pain by weight status using logistic regression. We study the odds of receiving (1) any pain prescription, (2) three pain prescription categories (opioid only, non-opioid only, the combination of both), and (3) opioids conditional on having a pain prescription. KEY RESULTS The odds of receiving pain prescriptions increase monotonically across weight categories, when going from normal weight to obesity II/III, despite adjustments for the burden of pain. Relative to normal weight, higher odds of receiving any pain prescription is associated with obesity I (OR = 1.30 [95% CI = 1.04-1.63]) and obesity II/III (OR = 1.72 [95% CI = 1.36-2.18]). Obesity II/III is also associated with higher odds of receiving opioids only (OR = 1.53 [95% CI = 1.16-2.02]), non-opioids only (OR = 1.77 [95% CI = 1.21-2.60]), and a combination of both (OR = 2.48 [95% CI = 1.44-4.29]). Obesity I is associated with increased receipt of non-opioids only (OR = 1.55 [95% CI = 1.07-2.23]). Conditional on having a pain prescription, the odds of receiving opioids are comparable across weight categories. CONCLUSIONS This study suggests that, relative to those with normal weight, adults with obesity are more likely to receive prescription analgesics for back pain, despite adjustments of the burden of pain. Hence, the possibility of weight-based undertreatment is not supported. These findings are reassuring because individuals with obesity generally experience a higher prevalence of back pain. The possibility of over-treatment associated with obesity, however, may warrant further investigation.
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- Gawon Cho
- Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, School of Global Public Health, New York University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, School of Global Public Health, New York University, New York, NY, USA. .,Department of Population Health, Grossman School of Medicine, New York University, New York, NY, USA.
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Pakray H, Seng E, Izzetoglu M, Holtzer R. The Effects of Perceived Pain in the Past Month on Prefrontal Cortex Activation Patterns Assessed During Cognitive and Motor Performances in Older Adults. PAIN MEDICINE 2021; 22:303-314. [PMID: 33621331 DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnaa404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Pain is prevalent and functionally impactful in older adults. The prefrontal cortex is involved in pain perception, attentional control, and cortical control of locomotion. Although pain is a known moderator of attentional capacity, its moderating effect on cortical control of locomotion has not been assessed. This study aimed to examine the effects of subjective pain on changes in functional near-infrared spectroscopy-derived measurements of oxygenated hemoglobin (HbO2), gait velocity, and cognitive accuracy from single- to dual-task walking conditions among older adults. SUBJECTS The sample consisted of 383 healthy older adults (55% female). METHODS Participants completed two single tasks (Single-Task-Walk [STW] and Cognitive Interference [Alpha]) and the Dual-Task-Walk (DTW), during which participants performed the two single tasks simultaneously. The Medical Outcomes Study Pain Severity Scale and Pain Effects Scale were used to assess pain severity and interference. ProtoKinetics Movement Analysis Software was used to assess gait velocity and rate of correct letter generation to assess cognitive accuracy. Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS) was used to assess HbO2 during active walking. RESULTS Linear mixed-effects models revealed that HbO2 increased from single- to dual-task conditions. Perceived pain presence was associated with an attenuated increase in HbO2 from Alpha to DTW. Among those with pain, worse pain severity was associated with an attenuated increase in HbO2 from STW to DTW. Pain interference did not moderate the increase in HbO2 from single to dual tasks. Pain did not have a moderating effect on behavioral outcomes. CONCLUSIONS Task-related changes in the hemodynamic response in the prefrontal cortex during walking may be a sensitive marker of the effects of subjective pain on brain function in healthy older adults.
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- Hannah Pakray
- Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, Yeshiva University, Bronx, New York, USA
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- Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, Yeshiva University, Bronx, New York, USA.,Department of Neurology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA
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- College of Engineering, Villanova University, Villanova, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, Yeshiva University, Bronx, New York, USA.,Department of Neurology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA
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McMillan G, Dixon D. Self-Regulatory Processes, Motivation to Conserve Resources and Activity Levels in People With Chronic Pain: A Series of Digital N-of-1 Observational Studies. Front Psychol 2020; 11:516485. [PMID: 33013590 PMCID: PMC7499816 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.516485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2019] [Accepted: 08/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Objectives Motivational and self-regulatory processes during goal pursuit may account for activity patterns in people with chronic pain. This article describes a series of N-of-1 observational studies designed to investigate the influence of goal-related factors on fluctuations in motivation to conserve resources and objectively measured activity levels. Methods Four participants with chronic pain who attended a formal pain management program (PMP; 41–59 years old; three female) were recruited and completed digital daily diaries for 11–12 weeks. The daily dairies, delivered via text message, measured self-regulatory fatigue, goal self-efficacy, goal striving, perceived demands, pain, and motivation to conserve resources. Continuously worn accelerometers measured physical activity and sedentary time. Analyses were conducted individually for each participant. The effects of self-regulatory fatigue, goal self-efficacy, goal striving, perceived demands, and pain on motivation to conserve resources, physical activity and sedentary time were assessed with dynamic regression modeling. Results Different patterns of associations between the predictors and outcomes were observed across participants. Most associations occurred concurrently (e.g., on the same day). Perceived demand was the only variable to predict motivation to conserve resources, physical activity, and sedentary time. Motivation to conserve resources and sedentary time were most frequently predicted by goal striving and perceived demand. Self-regulatory fatigue and pain intensity both predicted motivation to conserve resources in two participants and sedentary time in one participant. Motivation to conserve resources predicted sedentary time in two participants. Conclusion This study was the first to examine the impact of fluctuations in self-regulatory processes on motivation to conserve resources and objective activity levels within individuals with chronic pain. The results generally supported recent affective-motivational views of goal pursuit in chronic pain. This study demonstrated that N-of-1 observational studies can be conducted with patients during a PMP using digital technologies. The use of these approaches may facilitate the application of personalized medicine.
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- Gail McMillan
- Department of Psychology, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Institute of Applied Health Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
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Dueñas M, Salazar A, de Sola H, Failde I. Limitations in Activities of Daily Living in People With Chronic Pain: Identification of Groups Using Clusters Analysis. Pain Pract 2019; 20:179-187. [PMID: 31556216 DOI: 10.1111/papr.12842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2019] [Revised: 09/18/2019] [Accepted: 09/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND Chronic pain (CP) is a major public health problem affecting patients' lives and reducing physical activity. The aim is to establish subgroups of people with chronic pain (PCP) according to limitations in activities of daily living (ADLs), and to identify sociodemographic, pain-related, and psychosocial variables associated with each subgroup. METHODS Nationwide cross-sectional study on a representative sample of the Spanish adult population. Information on pain characteristics and ADL limitations was collected via telephone survey. A cluster analysis was used to identify subgroups of subjects according to the limitations on ADLs. Multivariate analysis was performed to analyze the variables related to each subgroup. RESULTS Out of the 1,957 surveys included in the original study, 325 PCP were identified according to the definition of the International Association for the Study of Pain. More than 50% reported some limitation in ADLs. Three groups of PCP were identified, with low, medium, and high ADL limitation. Older age, widespread and more intense pain, decrease in work activity, and belief that their pain affected the relationship with their friends were associated with higher limitations. CONCLUSIONS The identification of the characteristics of people with higher limitations could help guide future prevention and treatment initiatives to minimize the disabling impact of chronic pain on patients' family, work, and social life.
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- María Dueñas
- Department of Statistics and Operational Research, Engineering High School (Puerto Real), University of Cádiz, Cádiz, Spain.,The Observatory of Pain (External Chair of Pain), University of Cádiz, Cádiz, Spain.,Biomedical Research and Innovation Institute of Cádiz (INiBICA), Research Unit, Puerta del Mar University Hospital, University of Cádiz, Cádiz, Spain
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- Department of Statistics and Operational Research, Engineering High School (Puerto Real), University of Cádiz, Cádiz, Spain.,The Observatory of Pain (External Chair of Pain), University of Cádiz, Cádiz, Spain.,Biomedical Research and Innovation Institute of Cádiz (INiBICA), Research Unit, Puerta del Mar University Hospital, University of Cádiz, Cádiz, Spain
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- The Observatory of Pain (External Chair of Pain), University of Cádiz, Cádiz, Spain.,Biomedical Research and Innovation Institute of Cádiz (INiBICA), Research Unit, Puerta del Mar University Hospital, University of Cádiz, Cádiz, Spain.,Preventive Medicine and Public Health Area, University of Cádiz, Cádiz, Spain
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- The Observatory of Pain (External Chair of Pain), University of Cádiz, Cádiz, Spain.,Biomedical Research and Innovation Institute of Cádiz (INiBICA), Research Unit, Puerta del Mar University Hospital, University of Cádiz, Cádiz, Spain.,Preventive Medicine and Public Health Area, University of Cádiz, Cádiz, Spain
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Pain interference type and level guide the assessment process in chronic pain: Categorizing pain patients entering tertiary pain treatment with the Brief Pain Inventory. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0221437. [PMID: 31430355 PMCID: PMC6701883 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0221437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2019] [Accepted: 08/06/2019] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Chronic pain patients enter treatment with different problem profiles making careful assessment a necessity for more individualized treatment plans. In this cross-sectional study we assigned 320 patients entering tertiary multidisciplinary pain treatment into four categories based on whether they scored low or high on the activity and the affective pain interference dimensions of the Brief Pain Inventory (BPI). To determine whether this categorization system delineates issues that should be assessed further, the categories were compared with ANOVA and MANOVA analyses on three domains: variables affecting physical well-being (body mass index, exercise, substance use), psychological resources (mood), and pain-specific psychological factors (pain anxiety, pain acceptance). The results indicated that subjects who scored low on both interference dimensions compared similarly in weight: mean Body Mass Index (BMI) 27.0 (SD 6.0) kg/m2, and exercise: mean of 2.4 (SD 1.7) exercising sessions over 20 minutes per week, to the general population, had no depressive symptoms on average: mean Beck Depression Index II (BDI-II) score 11.7 (SD 7.5), and had the most favorable psychological reactions to pain relative to the other categories: mean total Pain Anxiety Symptoms Scale-20 (PASS-20) score 36.4 (SD 17.9). In contrast, when interference was high on activity, more physical well-being problems were evident e.g. weight: mean BMI 31.0 (SD 7.3) kg/m2, diminished exercise: mean of 1.5 (SD 1.6) exercising sessions per week, and avoidance behavior: mean PASS-20 Escape/Avoidance subscale 3.7 (95% CI: 1.7 to 5.8) scores higher in comparison to activity interference remaining low. With high affective interference, more depressive symptoms: mean BDI-II score 17.7 (SD 7.3), and more cognitive pain anxiety: mean PASS-20 Cognitive Anxiety subscale 2.8 (95% CI 0.7 to 4.8) scores higher in comparison to affective interference remaining low, emerged. Having high interference on both dimensions indicated accumulated risks for reduced physical well-being: mean BMI 29.9 (SD 6.1) kg/m2, mean of 1.2 (SD 1.7) exercising sessions per week, mood problems: mean BDI-II 20.3 (SD 10.6), and negative psychological reactions to pain: mean total PASS-20 score 53.2 (18.4). The results suggest that low interference on both dimensions may allow assessment with only physician consultations, while high interference on either dimension may call attention to distinct issues to be addressed with the help of a physiotherapist or a psychologist, whereas high interference on both dimensions highlights the need for a full multidisciplinary assessment.
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Pitães M, Blais C, Karoly P, Okun MA, Brewer GA. Acute pain disrupts prospective memory cue detection processes. Memory 2018; 26:1450-1459. [PMID: 29962319 DOI: 10.1080/09658211.2018.1491602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Prospective memory refers to the planning, retention, retrieval, and execution of intentions for future behaviours and it is integral to the enterprise of daily living. Although prospective memory relies upon retrospective memory and executive processes often disrupted by pain, limited research has explored the influence of acute or chronic pain on the ability to complete prospective memory tasks. In the present study we investigated the influence of acute pain on prospective memory tasks that varied in their demands on executive processes (i.e., non-focal versus focal prospective memory cues). Complex-span working memory tasks were also administered to examine whether individual differences in working memory capacity moderated any negative impact of pain on prospective memory. Acute pain significantly impaired prospective memory performance in conditions that encouraged non-focal strategic processing of prospective memory cues, but not in conditions that encouraged more spontaneous focal processing. Individual differences in working memory capacity did not moderate the effect of acute pain on non-focal prospective memory. These findings provide new insights into prospective memory dysfunction created by painful experiences.
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- Margarida Pitães
- a Department of Psychology , Arizona State University , Tempe , USA
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- a Department of Psychology , Arizona State University , Tempe , USA
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- a Department of Psychology , Arizona State University , Tempe , USA
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- a Department of Psychology , Arizona State University , Tempe , USA
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- a Department of Psychology , Arizona State University , Tempe , USA
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Brooks JM, Muller V, Sánchez J, Johnson ET, Chiu CY, Cotton BP, Lohman MC, Catalano D, Bartels S, Chan F. Mindfulness as a protective factor against depressive symptoms in people with fibromyalgia. J Ment Health 2017; 29:161-167. [PMID: 29271273 DOI: 10.1080/09638237.2017.1417555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Background: Depressive symptoms complicate pain management for people with FM, with adverse consequences such as a greater need for pain medications and limited pain coping strategies. Determining risks and protective factors associated with depressive symptoms in persons with FM could inform the development and implementation of mental health interventions.Aims: To formulate and test a behavioral activation model of depression with mindfulness as a protective factor for people with FM.Methods: We conducted an online cross-sectional survey with 117 adults with FM from community and clinic networks. Path analysis was used to assess the relationships of pain intensity, perceived stress, activity interference, pain catastrophizing and mindfulness with depressive symptoms.Results: Mindfulness has a negative direct association with depressive symptoms and a negative indirect association with depressive symptoms through perceived stress, activity interference and pain catastrophizing. Perceived stress, activity interference and pain catastrophizing had direct associations with depressive symptoms. Finally, perceived stress, activity interference and pain catastrophizing had indirect associations with depressive symptoms through pain intensity.Conclusions: Mindfulness seems to play an important role as a protective factor against the negative effects of stress and depression among people with FM and should be included in mental health interventions for chronic pain.
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- Jessica M Brooks
- Department of Psychiatry, Dartmouth College, Lebanon, NH, USA.,Department of Rehabilitation and Health Services, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, USA
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- Department of Educational Foundation and Counseling Programs, Hunter College, City University of New York, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Rehabilitation and Counselor Education, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
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- Department of Rehabilitation and Counselor Education, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
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- Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, USA
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- Department of Rehabilitation and Health Services, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Dartmouth College, Lebanon, NH, USA
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- Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
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Goal Pursuit in Youth with Chronic Pain. CHILDREN-BASEL 2016; 3:children3040036. [PMID: 27879686 PMCID: PMC5184811 DOI: 10.3390/children3040036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2016] [Revised: 11/03/2016] [Accepted: 11/11/2016] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Children and adolescents frequently experience chronic pain that can disrupt their usual activities and lead to poor physical and emotional functioning. The fear avoidance model of pain with an emphasis on the maladaptive behaviors that lead to activity avoidance has guided research and clinical practice. However, this model does not take into consideration variability in responses to pain, in particular the active pursuit of goals despite pain. This review aims to introduce a novel conceptualization of children's activity engagement versus avoidance using the framework of goal pursuit. We propose a new model of Goal Pursuit in Pediatric Chronic Pain, which proposes that the child's experience of pain is modified by child factors (e.g., goal salience, motivation/energy, pain-related anxiety/fear, and self-efficacy) and parent factors (e.g., parent expectations for pain, protectiveness behaviors, and parent anxiety), which lead to specific goal pursuit behaviors. Goal pursuit is framed as engagement or avoidance of valued goals when in pain. Next, we recommend that research in youth with chronic pain should be reframed to account for the pursuit of valued goals within the context of pain and suggest directions for future research.
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Vlaeyen JW, Morley S, Crombez G. The experimental analysis of the interruptive, interfering, and identity-distorting effects of chronic pain. Behav Res Ther 2016; 86:23-34. [DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2016.08.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2016] [Revised: 08/17/2016] [Accepted: 08/22/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Segerstrom SC, Jones AC, Scott AB, Crofford LJ. Daily Goals and Psychological Well-Being in Midlife and Older Women: Physical Pain Interacts with Goal Conflict. RESEARCH IN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT 2016; 13:328-341. [PMID: 28603467 DOI: 10.1080/15427609.2016.1234306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Physical pain is more prevalent with older age and female gender, and pain can interfere with goal pursuit and its psychological benefit. In particular, insofar as pain is associated with fatigue, it may limit resources for goal pursuit and increase goal resource conflict: the competition between goals for time and energy. Therefore, the pursuit of goals with high value and low resource conflict should provide the most psychological benefit, particularly for women who experience physical pain. Women in middle and older age (N = 200) completed up to 7 daily diaries (n = 1,380), in which they reported and rated their daily goals and assessed their daily pain, distress, fatigue, and cognitive function. Raters also assessed goal conflict. Multilevel models tested the within- and between-person relationships of goal value and goal conflict with daily distress, fatigue, and cognitive function, as well as moderation by pain. Higher goal value was associated with less distress and fatigue and better cognitive function within and between women. Depending on whether or not a woman had physical pain, goal conflict had different relationships with fatigue and cognitive function: for women with no pain, there was a modest positive relationship between goal conflict and both cognitive difficulties and subjective fatigue; for women with pain, there was a negative relationship between goal conflict and both cognitive difficulties and subjective fatigue. Results suggest women without pain may be taxed by their goal conflict, whereas women with pain may regulate their goal conflict in response to their available resources.
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Effects of daily pain intensity, positive affect, and individual differences in pain acceptance on work goal interference and progress. Pain 2016; 156:2276-2285. [PMID: 26469319 DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000000278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Multilevel modeling was used to examine the effects of morning pain intensity and morning positive and negative affect on pain's interference with afternoon work goal pursuit and with evening work goal progress in a community sample of 132 adults who completed a 21-day diary. The moderating effects of pain acceptance and pain catastrophizing on the associations between morning pain intensity and afternoon work goal interference were also tested. Results revealed that the positive relationship between morning pain intensity and pain's interference with work goal pursuit was significantly moderated by pain acceptance, but not by pain catastrophizing. Both morning pain intensity and positive affect exerted significant indirect effects on evening work goal progress through the perception of pain's interference with work goal pursuit in the afternoon. Furthermore, the mediated effect of morning pain on evening work goal progress was significant when pain acceptance was at the grand mean and 1 SD below the grand mean, but not when pain acceptance was 1 SD above the grand mean. Thus, it appears that high pain acceptance significantly attenuates pain's capacity to disrupt work goal pursuit. Moreover, morning positive affect appears to operate as a protective factor. Additional interpretations and potential explanations for some inconsistent outcomes are discussed along with limitations, clinical implications, and suggestions for future studies.
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Crombez G, Lauwerier E, Goubert L, Van Damme S. Goal Pursuit in Individuals with Chronic Pain: A Personal Project Analysis. Front Psychol 2016; 7:966. [PMID: 27445928 PMCID: PMC4923131 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00966] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2016] [Accepted: 06/10/2016] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Geert Crombez
- Department of Experimental-Clinical and Health Psychology, Ghent UniversityGent, Belgium
- Center for Pain Research, University of BathBath, UK
- *Correspondence: Geert Crombez,
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- Department of Health and Well-being, University Colleges Leuven-LimburgLeuven, Belgium
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- Department of Experimental-Clinical and Health Psychology, Ghent UniversityGent, Belgium
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- Department of Experimental-Clinical and Health Psychology, Ghent UniversityGent, Belgium
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Okun M, Karoly P, Mun CJ, Kim H. Pain-Contingent Interruption and Resumption of Work Goals: A Within-Day Diary Analysis. THE JOURNAL OF PAIN 2015; 17:65-75. [PMID: 26460172 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2015.09.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2015] [Revised: 07/16/2015] [Accepted: 09/24/2015] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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UNLABELLED Daily pain-related attributions for and negative affective reactions to the nonpursuit of work goals and individual differences in chronic pain severity and stress were used to predict work goal resumption in a sample of 131 adults with chronic pain. Variables were assessed via questionnaires and a 21-day diary. On days when participants reported nonpursuit of work goals in the afternoon, increases in pain-related attributions for goal interruption were positively associated with higher negative affective reactions which, in turn, were associated with an increased likelihood of same-day work goal resumption. Stress amplified the relation between pain-related attributions and negative affective reactions, and chronic pain severity was positively related to work goal resumption. PERSPECTIVE Under certain circumstances, chronic pain and pain-related attributions can have positive motivational effects on work goal resumption. The findings of the present study may contribute to the development of interruption management techniques in vocational settings that leverage the roles of pain-related attributions, goal cognition, and emotionality.
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- Morris Okun
- Department of Psychology, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona.
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- Department of Psychology, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona
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- Department of Psychology, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona
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- Department of Psychology, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona
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Karoly P, Okun MA, Enders C, Tennen H. Effects of pain intensity on goal schemas and goal pursuit: a daily diary study. Health Psychol 2014; 33:968-76. [PMID: 25180547 DOI: 10.1037/hea0000093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Although the adverse effects of chronic pain on work productivity and daily life pursuits are clear, the within-person dynamics of pain, goal cognition, and engagement in work-related and lifestyle goals remain uncharted. This study investigated the impact of pain intensity (assessed on 3 occasions each day) and goal-related schematic thinking (ratings of importance, planning, and goal pursuit opportunities, assessed only in the morning) on afternoon and evening work and lifestyle goal pursuit. METHODS A community sample of working adults with chronic pain (N = 131) were screened and interviewed about their work and lifestyle goals and completed a 21-day telephonic diary. Hierarchical linear modeling was used to estimate within-person and between-person effects. RESULTS At the within-person level, morning pain intensity was inversely related to schematic cognition concerning work and lifestyle goals, whereas, at the between-person level, morning pain intensity varied positively with schematic thinking about work goals as well with afternoon lifestyle goal pursuit. At both the between- and within- analytic levels, morning goal schemas were positively associated with the pursuit of each type of goal in the afternoon and again in the evening. Moreover, positive carry-over effects of morning goal schemas on next day afternoon goal pursuit were observed. CONCLUSIONS Whereas morning pain intensity exhibited inconsistent effects across analytic levels, morning goal-related schematic thinking consistently predicted goal pursuit across analytic levels, type of goal, and time of day. These findings have implications for treatment and prevention of pain's potentially deleterious effects on workplace and lifestyle goals.
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- Paul Karoly
- Department of Psychology, Arizona State University
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- Department of Psychology, Arizona State University
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- Department of Community Medicine, University of Connecticut Health Center
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Alaloul F, Williams K, Myers J, Jones KD, Logsdon MC. Impact of a Script-based Communication Intervention on Patient Satisfaction with Pain Management. Pain Manag Nurs 2014; 16:321-7. [PMID: 25439123 DOI: 10.1016/j.pmn.2014.08.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2014] [Revised: 08/15/2014] [Accepted: 08/15/2014] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Pain is a common complaint among hospitalized patients no matter the diagnosis. Pain has a negative effect on many aspects of a patient's life, including quality of life, sleep, and activities of daily living as well as increased health care expenses. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of an intervention (script-based communication, use of white boards, and hourly rounding) related to pain management on patient satisfaction with nurses' management of pain. A prospective, quasi-experimental pretest-posttest design was used. Data were collected from two units that provided care for patients with a variety of medical-surgical diagnoses in a hospital located in an academic health sciences center in the southern United States. When nurses used clear and consistent communication with patients in pain, a positive effect was seen in patient satisfaction with pain management over time. This intervention was simple and effective. It could be replicated in a variety of health care organizations.
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- Fawwaz Alaloul
- School of Nursing, Health Sciences Campus, Louisville, Kentucky.
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- School of Nursing, Health Sciences Campus, Louisville, Kentucky
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- School of Nursing, Health Sciences Campus, Louisville, Kentucky; University of Louisville Hospital, Louisville, Kentucky
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Wilson M. Integrating the Concept of Pain Interference into Pain Management. Pain Manag Nurs 2014; 15:499-505. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pmn.2011.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2010] [Revised: 06/13/2011] [Accepted: 06/14/2011] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Nazaré MSLD, Silva JAMG, Navega MT, Fagnello-Navega FR. Comparison of pain threshold and duration of pain perception in men and women of different ages. FISIOTERAPIA EM MOVIMENTO 2014. [DOI: 10.1590/0103-5150.027.001.ao08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Introduction Pain is a sensory and emotional experience that occurs with the presence of tissue injury, actual or potential. Pain is subjective, and its expression is primarily determined by the perceived intensity of the painful sensation, called the pain threshold. Objective To evaluate whether there are differences in pain threshold (LD) and time to pain perception (TPED) between the gender in different age groups and to analyze the correlation between age and pain threshold in each gender. Methods and procedures Participants were 60 volunteers divided into 6 groups (n = 10 each) according to gender and age (18–33, 34–49, and 50–64 years). The evaluation of perception and pain tolerance was performed by immersing the container with one hand in water at a temperature of 0 °C–2 °C; the latency to withdrawal of the hand from ice water was measured in seconds and was considered a measure of LD. The TPED was reported by each participant as the start time of the painful stimulus. Results We found differences between the LD for G1 (men aged between 18 and 33 years) and G2 (women aged 18 to 33 years) with greater LD for G1 (p = 0.0122) and greater LD for women (p = 0.0094); for other comparisons of LD and TPED, there were no differences (p > 0.05 for all comparisons). Low correlation was found between age progression with increased LD and the TPED only in men (p = 0.01 and r = 0.45 and p = 0.05 and r = 0.34, respectively). Conclusion We conclude that women have a higher pain threshold than men especially when these groups are aged between 18 and 33 years, and in men increasing age correlates with increased TPED and LD.
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Quallich SA, Arslanian-Engoren C. Chronic unexplained orchialgia: a concept analysis. J Adv Nurs 2014; 70:1717-26. [PMID: 24372508 DOI: 10.1111/jan.12340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/23/2013] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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AIMS To conduct an analysis of the concept of chronic unexplained orchialgia. BACKGROUND Chronic unexplained orchialgia is a concept unique to men's health; however, clarity is lacking regarding the precise meaning of the key attributes of this important concept. DESIGN Walker and Avant's framework was used to guide this concept analysis. DATA SOURCES Literature sources included bibliographic databases. REVIEW METHODS Literature published in English from January 1970 to December 31, 2012 was reviewed. Thematic analysis identified critical attributes, antecedents and consequences of the concept. RESULTS Based on the analysis, a contemporary definition for chronic unexplained orchialgia is proposed, rooted in the concept of chronic pain. This definition is based on the concept analysis and the defining attributes that were identified in the literature. Chronic unexplained orchialgia is a subjective negative experience of adult men, perceived as intermittent or continuous pain of variable intensity, present at least three months, localizing to the testis(es) in the absence of objective organic findings and that interferes with quality of life. CONCLUSION This analysis provides a precise definition for chronic unexplained orchialgia and distinguishes it from other similar terms. This concept analysis provides conceptual clarity that can guide understanding and development of a conceptual framework, middle range theory, or situation-specific theory. Further exploration of this concept is recommended to uncover the influence of social, sexual and cultural factors.
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- Susanne A Quallich
- University of Michigan School of Nursing, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA; Department of Urology, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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Karoly P, Ruehlman LS, Okun MA. Psychosocial and demographic correlates of employment vs disability status in a national community sample of adults with chronic pain: toward a psychology of pain presenteeism. PAIN MEDICINE 2013; 14:1698-707. [PMID: 24010682 DOI: 10.1111/pme.12234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Although chronic pain is a source of work-related disability, relatively little research has addressed the psychological factors that differentiate individuals in chronic pain who leave the workforce from those who remain on the job despite their pain. OBJECTIVE The present study examined a small set of attitudinal and coping-related factors as potential correlates of pain-related disability vs continued part- or full-time employment over and above the role of well-known risk factors. METHODS A large sample of adult men and women with chronic pain drawn from across the United States (N = 1,293) by means of random digit dialing was subdivided into two groups: working (N = 859) and on disability (N = 434). Both groups were interviewed (by telephone) to complete a set of instruments (called the Profile of Chronic Pain: Extended Assessment battery) measuring pain attitudes and coping methods. RESULTS Logistic regression analysis revealed that continued employment status was inversely related to pain severity and was positively related to higher education and being Hispanic. After controlling for severity and demographic factors, belief in a medical cure and catastrophizing tendencies were significant inverse predictors, and task persistence was a positive predictor of continued employment. CONCLUSIONS Results revealed both demographic and attitudinal predictors of continued employment and highlight the value of harnessing insights from the psychology of work engagement to better understand the processes underlying pain presenteeism. Interventions designed to keep persons with pain in the active work force should build upon and extend the present findings.
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- Paul Karoly
- Department of Psychology, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA; Goalistics LLC, Tempe, Arizona, USA
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Quallich SA, Arslanian-Engoren C. Chronic testicular pain in adult men: an integrative literature review. Am J Mens Health 2013; 7:402-13. [PMID: 23403775 DOI: 10.1177/1557988313476732] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Past investigations of chronic testicular pain provide a sparse representation of the men with this condition and lack key details to aid our understanding of this important men's health condition. As a chronic pain syndrome, more research is necessary to understand the phenomenon of chronic testicular pain and the pain experience of these men. This integrative literature review provides a summary of the current state of the science of chronic testicular pain in men, identifies the gaps in our knowledge, and provides recommendations to address this knowledge gap.
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OBJECTIVE The fear-avoidance (FA) model of chronic pain describes how individuals experiencing acute pain may become trapped into a vicious circle of chronic disability and suffering. We propose to extend the FA model by adopting a motivational perspective on chronic pain and disability. METHODS A narrative review. RESULTS There is ample evidence to support the validity of the FA model as originally formulated. There are, however, some key challenges that call for a next generation of the FA model. First, the FA model has its roots in psychopathology, and investigators will have to find a way to account for findings that do not easily fit within such framework. Second, the FA model needs to address the dynamics and complexities of disability and functional recovery. Third, the FA model should incorporate the idea that pain-related fear and avoidance occurs in a context of multiple and often competing personal goals. DISCUSSION To address these 3 key challenges, we argue that the next generation of the FA model needs to more explicitly adopt a motivational perspective, one that is built around the organizing powers of goals and self-regulatory processes. Using this framework, the FA model is recast as capturing the persistent but futile attempts to solve pain-related problems to protect and restore life goals.
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Parents who catastrophize about their child's pain prioritize attempts to control pain. Pain 2012; 153:1695-1701. [PMID: 22657401 DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2012.04.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2011] [Revised: 04/17/2012] [Accepted: 04/30/2012] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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How parents respond to their child in pain is critically important to how both parent and child attempt to cope with pain. We examined the influence of parental catastrophic thinking about child pain on their prioritization for pain control. Using a vignette methodology, parents reported, in response to different pain scenarios, on their imagined motivation for 2 competing goals: to control their child's pain (ie, pain control) or to encourage their child's participation in daily activities (ie, activity engagement). The effects of parent gender, pain intensity, and duration on parental goal priority were also explored. Findings indicated that higher levels of parental catastrophic thoughts were associated with the parents prioritizing child pain control over activity engagement. This effect was significantly moderated by pain duration. Specifically, pain control was more of a priority for those high in catastrophic thinking when the pain was more acute. In contrast, parental catastrophic thoughts had no effect on the pain control strategy favored by parents in situations with longer-lasting pain. Furthermore, independently of parental catastrophic thoughts, heightened priority for pain control was observed in highly intense and chronic pain situations. Moreover, in highly intense pain, priority for pain control was stronger for mothers compared with fathers. Theoretical and clinical implications and directions for future research are discussed.
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Trost Z, Vangronsveld K, Linton SJ, Quartana PJ, Sullivan MJ. Cognitive dimensions of anger in chronic pain. Pain 2012; 153:515-517. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2011.10.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2011] [Revised: 08/25/2011] [Accepted: 10/17/2011] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Lauwerier E, Van Damme S, Goubert L, Paemeleire K, Devulder J, Crombez G. To control or not? A motivational perspective on coping with pain. Acta Neurol Belg 2012; 112:3-7. [PMID: 22427282 DOI: 10.1007/s13760-012-0020-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2011] [Accepted: 12/05/2011] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Pain relief is often the primordial treatment objective in pain patients. However, an exclusive focus upon pain relief may have costs. Evidence is accumulating that persistent attempts to gain control over pain may, paradoxically, hinder successful adaptation to pain and increase frustration and limitations due to pain. To better understand these apparently paradoxical findings, we propose to adopt a motivational perspective on coping with pain. Within this perspective, pain control is recast as an attempt to protect and restore valued life goals threatened by pain. This framework explains why some patients engage excessively in pain control strategies despite the costs associated with this, such as overuse of medication. A clinical implication is that cautiousness is warranted in promoting strategies exclusively aimed at pain relief. Beyond standard medical care, interventions should also be aimed at the improvement of functioning despite pain. Certainly those patients for whom there is no definite or sound cure to pain and who increasingly experience emotional and physical problems due to pain might benefit from paramedical help by psychologists and/or physiotherapists.
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- Emelien Lauwerier
- Department of Experimental-Clinical and Health Psychology, Ghent University, Henri Dunantlaan 2, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
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Hardy JK, Crofford LJ, Segerstrom SC. Goal conflict, distress, and pain in women with fibromyalgia: a daily diary study. J Psychosom Res 2011; 70:534-40. [PMID: 21624576 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2010.10.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2009] [Revised: 10/29/2010] [Accepted: 10/31/2010] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVES A chronic illness such as fibromyalgia can interfere with daily activities and goals by limiting available resources, including time and energy. This leads to competition between goals, known as goal conflict. The purpose of this study was to determine if goal conflict increases symptoms in women with fibromyalgia and whether symptoms lead to perceptions of goal conflict. METHODS Women with fibromyalgia (N=27) recorded their pain, emotional distress, and fatigue each morning and evening for five consecutive days. Each evening, they listed that day's goals, rating goals on their level of conflict. Goal conflict was also rated by independent raters, and a difference score reflected goal conflict discrepancy. RESULTS On days with higher goal conflict, pain increased more from morning to evening (γ=1.71, 95% confidence interval=0.32-3.09, P<.05). On days with higher morning emotional distress, goal conflict was overestimated (γ=0.075, 95% confidence interval=0.035-0.116, P<.05). Women who had a higher symptom burden also typically overestimated their goal conflict relative to those with fewer symptoms (P<.05 for all). CONCLUSIONS Goal pursuit may deplete psychological and physical resources in this vulnerable population, resulting in higher pain. Conversely, emotional distress may affect perception of goal conflict, resulting in less ambitious goal pursuit. Understanding the dynamic relationship between goal conflict and fibromyalgia symptoms may lead to more effective management of limited resources and pursuit of daily goals with fibromyalgia.
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- Jaime K Hardy
- Department of Psychology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506, USA
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Goebel JR, Compton P, Zubkoff L, Lanto A, Asch SM, Sherbourne CD, Shugarman L, Lorenz KA. Prescription sharing, alcohol use, and street drug use to manage pain among veterans. J Pain Symptom Manage 2011; 41:848-58. [PMID: 21256706 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2010.07.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2010] [Revised: 07/20/2010] [Accepted: 07/29/2010] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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CONTEXT Efforts to promote awareness and management of chronic pain have been accompanied by a troubling increase in prescription medication abuse. At the same time, some patients may misuse substances in an effort to manage chronic pain. OBJECTIVES This study examines self-reported substance misuse for pain management among veterans and identifies the contributing factors. METHODS We analyzed cross-sectional data from the Help Veterans Experience Less Pain study. RESULTS Of 343 veterans, 35.3% reported an aberrant pain management behavior (24% reported using alcohol, 11.7% reported using street drugs, and 16.3% reported sharing prescriptions to manage pain). Poorer mental health, younger age, substance use disorders (SUDs), number of nonpain symptoms, and greater pain severity and interference were associated with aberrant pain management behaviors. In multivariate analysis, SUDs (odds ratio [OR]: 3.9, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 2.3-6.7, P<0.000) and poorer mental health (OR: 2.3, 95% CI: 1.3-4.3, P=0.006) were associated with using alcohol or street drugs to manage pain; SUDs (OR: 2.4, 95% CI: 1.3-4.4, P=0.006) and pain interference (OR: 1.1, 95% CI: 1.0-1.2, P=0.047) were associated with prescription sharing; and SUDs (OR: 3.6, 95% CI: 2.2-6.1, P<0.000) and number of nonpain symptoms (OR: 6.5, 95% CI: 1.2-35.4, P=0.031) were associated with any aberrant pain management behavior. CONCLUSION Veterans with a history of SUDs, greater pain interference, more nonpain symptoms, and mental health concerns should be carefully managed to deter substance misuse for pain management.
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- Joy R Goebel
- School of Nursing, California State University at Long Beach, Long Beach, California 90840-0108, USA.
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Notebaert L, Crombez G, Vogt J, De Houwer J, Van Damme S, Theeuwes J. Attempts to control pain prioritize attention towards signals of pain: An experimental study. Pain 2011; 152:1068-1073. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2011.01.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2010] [Revised: 11/08/2010] [Accepted: 01/14/2011] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Lauwerier E, Paemeleire K, Van Damme S, Goubert L, Crombez G. Medication use in patients with migraine and medication-overuse headache: the role of problem-solving and attitudes about pain medication. Pain 2011; 152:1334-1339. [PMID: 21396772 DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2011.02.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2010] [Revised: 12/16/2010] [Accepted: 02/04/2011] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Excessive medication intake is a risk factor for the development of medication-overuse headache (MOH), a condition characterized by an increase of headache frequency to a daily or near-daily pattern. As yet, it is largely unknown why some patients overuse medication. In this study, we examined to what extent attitudes about pain medication, especially perceived need and concerns, and problem-solving are related to MOH. Patients with migraine (n=133) and MOH with a history of migraine (n=42) were recruited from a tertiary headache referral center and completed questionnaires measuring problem-solving and attitudes about pain medication. A problem-solving mode aimed at solving pain was associated with a higher need for and concerns about medication intake. Interestingly, in a model accounting for demographic factors and pain intensity, attempts to control pain, need for medication, and concerns about scrutiny by others because of medication intake all had a unique value in accounting for MOH. Results are discussed in terms of how repeated attempts to solve pain may trigger overuse of medication, even in the presence of clear negative consequences. Repeated attempts at solving pain may increase the need for analgesic medication, despite obvious costs. This mechanism might contribute to the problem of medication-overuse headache.
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- Emelien Lauwerier
- Department of Experimental-Clinical and Health Psychology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium Department of Neurology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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Catastrophic appraisal of acute and chronic pain in a population sample of new jersey national guard troops. Clin J Pain 2011; 26:712-21. [PMID: 20664336 DOI: 10.1097/ajp.0b013e3181e724e8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Catastrophic appraisal has been implicated as a possible cause of psychiatric morbidity, psychological distress, and physical impairment in individuals with chronic pain. At issue in this study was whether catastrophizing was associated with psychiatric morbidity in a population sample of National Guard members. In addition, we sought to determine whether it could account for individual differences in psychological distress and impaired physical function in the presence of acute and chronic pain. METHODS We performed a secondary analysis of an existing survey database. The original survey was designed to assess combat readiness in a population sample of 2995 National Guard troops about to deploy overseas. The database included screening instruments for psychiatric illness as well as continuous measures of psychological distress, pain perception, pain catastrophizing, and perceived physical function. RESULTS Among Guard members reporting a problem with pain, frequent catastrophizing was associated with higher rates of depression, posttraumatic stress, alcohol dependence, and somatization-like illness. Higher rates were also associated with chronic as opposed to acute pain (except for alcohol dependence). Pain-related catastrophizing accounted for substantial variance in measures of psychological distress and physical impairment regardless of pain duration. DISCUSSION Although catastrophizing beliefs are common in clinical settings, this study suggests that the phenomenon may be prevalent in the population at large and likely to influence the outcome of acute as well as chronic pain.
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Caes L, Vervoort T, Eccleston C, Vandenhende M, Goubert L. Parental catastrophizing about child's pain and its relationship with activity restriction: The mediating role of parental distress. Pain 2011; 152:212-222. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2010.10.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 115] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2010] [Revised: 10/08/2010] [Accepted: 10/26/2010] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Elman I, Zubieta JK, Borsook D. The missing p in psychiatric training: why it is important to teach pain to psychiatrists. ARCHIVES OF GENERAL PSYCHIATRY 2011; 68:12-20. [PMID: 21199962 PMCID: PMC3085192 DOI: 10.1001/archgenpsychiatry.2010.174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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CONTEXT Pain problems are exceedingly prevalent among psychiatric patients. Moreover, clinical impressions and neurobiological research suggest that physical and psychological aspects of pain are closely related entities. Nonetheless, remarkably few pain-related themes are currently included in psychiatric residency training. OBJECTIVES To provide clinical and scientific rationale for psychiatric-training enrichment with basic tenets of pain medicine and to raise the awareness and sensitivity of physicians, scientists, and educators to this important yet unmet clinical and public health need. RESULTS We present 3 lines of translational research evidence, extracted from a comprehensive literature review, in support of our objectives. First, the neuroanatomical and functional overlap between pain and emotion/reward/motivation brain circuitry suggests integration and mutual modulation of these systems. Second, psychiatric disorders are commonly associated with alterations in pain processing, whereas chronic pain may impair emotional and neurocognitive functioning. Third, given its stressful nature, pain may serve as a functional probe for unraveling pathophysiological mechanisms inherent in psychiatric morbidity. CONCLUSIONS Pain training in psychiatry will contribute to deeper and more sophisticated insight into both pain syndromes and general psychiatric morbidity regardless of patients' pain status. Furthermore, it will ease the artificial boundaries separating psychiatric and medical formulations of brain disorders, thus fostering cross-fertilizing interactions among specialists in various disciplines entrusted with the care of patients experiencing pain.
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- Igor Elman
- Clinical Psychopathology Laboratory, Mclean Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston MA
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- Departments of Psychiatry and Radiology and Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
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- P.A.I.N. Group, Department of Psychiatry, McLean Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston MA
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Ruehlman LS, Karoly P, Pugliese J. Psychosocial Correlates of Chronic Pain and Depression in Young Adults: Further Evidence of the Utility of the Profile of Chronic Pain: Screen (PCP: S) and the Profile of Chronic Pain: Extended Assessment (PCP: EA) Battery. PAIN MEDICINE 2010; 11:1546-53. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2010.00933.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Catastrophizing and depressive symptoms as prospective predictors of outcomes following total knee replacement. Pain Res Manag 2009; 14:307-11. [PMID: 19714271 DOI: 10.1155/2009/273783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 146] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Several recent reports suggest that pain-related catastrophizing is a risk factor for poor acute pain outcomes following surgical interventions. However, it has been less clear whether levels of catastrophizing influence longer-term postoperative outcomes. Data were analyzed from a relatively small number (n=43) of patients who underwent total knee replacement and were followed for 12 months after their surgery. Previous research has suggested that high levels of both catastrophizing and depression are associated with elevated acute postoperative pain complaints among patients undergoing knee surgery. In this sample, catastrophizing and depression at each of the assessment points were studied as prospective predictors of pain (both global pain ratings and pain at night) at the subsequent assessment point over the course of one year. The predictive patterns differed somewhat across measures of pain reporting; depressive symptoms were unique predictors of greater global pain complaints, while catastrophizing was a specific and unique predictor of elevated nighttime pain. While surgical outcomes following total knee replacement are, on average, quite good, a significant minority of patients continue to experience long-term pain. The present findings suggest that high levels of catastrophizing and depression may promote enhanced pain levels, indicating that interventions designed to reduce catastrophizing and depressive symptoms may have the potential to further improve joint replacement outcomes.
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Van Damme S, Crombez G, Eccleston C. Coping with pain: A motivational perspective. Pain 2008; 139:1-4. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2008.07.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 115] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2008] [Accepted: 07/21/2008] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Perceptions of Chronic Pain’s Interference with Sexual Functioning: The Role of Gender, Treatment Status, and Psychosocial Factors. SEXUALITY AND DISABILITY 2008. [DOI: 10.1007/s11195-008-9080-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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