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- Title
PREDICTORS OF PAIN INTENSITY AND EMOTIONAL DISTRESS IN PATIENTS WHO SUFFER FROM CHRONIC PAIN. A BRIEF RESEARCH REPORT.
- Authors
CIMPEAN, Alina Ioana; MATU, Silviu Andrei
- Abstract
Objective: Cognitive-behavioral models of chronic pain point out the importance of cognitive mechanisms that amplify the intensity of pain (Keffe, Dunsmore, & Burnett 1992). This study aims to investigate the role of cognitive and emotional characteristics on pain intensity and distress in a sample of patients diagnosed with coxarthrosis, namely a chronic pain condition. Research method: Correlational and regression analyses were conducted. The data were collected during two meeting-sessions, two days before surgery and nine days after surgery. Results: A total of 31 patients diagnosed with coxarthrosis participated in this study. We found significant positive correlation among pre-surgery distress, fear of pain, pain catastrophizing, and automatic thoughts. Fear of pain and pain catastrophizing explained pre-surgery emotional distress variance. Post-surgery distress was positively correlated with fear of pain, pain catastrophizing, automatic thoughts, and optimism. Also, a positive correlation was found between pre-surgery pain and emotional distress. Post-surgery pain was positively correlated with pain catastrophizing, fear of pain, automatic thoughts, and distress. Implications: Pain catastrophizing and fear of pain may still be the key to understanding the persistence of pain among patients who suffer from a chronic condition.
- Subjects
CHRONIC pain; PSYCHOLOGICAL distress; PAIN tolerance; OPTIMISM; COGNITIVE ability
- Publication
Journal of Evidence-Based Psychotherapies, 2018, Vol 18, Issue 1, p107
- ISSN
2360-0853
- Publication type
Article