Coping Strategies and Life Satisfaction in Subgrouped Fibromyalgia Patients

Raak, Ragnhild; Hurtig, Ingrid; Wahren, Lis Karin

doi:10.1177/1099800402239622

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“…Of the 22 selected studies for Sweden, six [29, 31, 34, 35, 42, 48] were judged as low risk of bias with results representative of the target population For the remaining 16, we judged eight to have a medium risk of bias [27, 28, 32, 38–40, 45, 47] and eight as high risk of bias [2, 30, 33, 36, 37, 41, 43, 44, 46]. (Study [33] gives additional patient information on the cohort in Study [2] so these were classed as one study.)…”

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Epidemiology of Chronic Pain in Denmark and Sweden

Harker

Reid²,

Bekkering

et al. 2012

Pain Research and Treatment

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Introduction. Estimates on the epidemiology of chronic pain vary widely throughout Europe. It is unclear whether this variation reflects true differences between populations or methodological factors. Information on the epidemiology of chronic pain can support decision makers in allocating adequate health care resources. Methods. In order to obtain epidemiological data on chronic pain in Denmark and Sweden, we conducted a literature review of epidemiological data primarily on chronic noncancer pain, prioritising studies of highest quality, recency, and validity by conducting a systematic search for relevant studies. Following quality assessment, data were summarised and assigned to the research questions. Results. The prevalence of moderate to severe noncancer pain was estimated at 16% in Denmark and 18% in Sweden. Chronic pain impacts negatively on perceived health status, quality of life and is associated with increased cost. Despite using pain medications, a large proportion of chronic pain sufferers have inadequate pain control. There was a lack of high-quality and low-bias studies with clear inclusion criteria. Conclusions. In both Denmark and Sweden, chronic pain is a common health problem which is potentially undertreated and warrants attention of health care workers, policy makers and researchers. Future research should utilise clear reporting guidelines to assist decision and policy makers, in this important area.

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Epidemiology of Chronic Pain in Denmark and Sweden

Harker

Reid²,

Bekkering

et al. 2012

Pain Research and Treatment

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“…Several authors reported heat or cold hypersensitivity in persons with FM (Jacobsen et al. 1993, Rogers & Maurizio 2000, Raak et al. 2003, Arnold et al.…”

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Strategies used for managing symptoms by women with fibromyalgia

Traska

Rutledge

Mouttapa

et al. 2011

Journal of Clinical Nursing

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“…Headache is a very common disorder amongst working people and tension‐type headache is the most prevalent headache type, affecting both women and men at some time in their lives. Tension‐type headache is also one of the most costly ailments in modern society because of its very high prevalence (1–3). The International Headache Society, in an attempt to provide standardized criteria for diagnosis, has grouped tension and tension‐vascular headaches under the term tension‐type headache.…”

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Headache and coping in a female working population

Raak

Wahren

2005

Scandinavian Caring Sciences

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Tension-type headache is a common disorder amongst working people and, because of its very high prevalence, represents one of the most costly ailments in modern society. To study the frequency of tension-type headache in a working female population and to investigate how females who have experienced tension-type headache cope with pain compared with the way healthy pain-free subjects cope with stress. A total of 400 females working at a university hospital in Sweden were asked about their experience of headache in the previous 3 months. Instruments used were a specific Headache Questionnaire, the Jalowiec Stress-coping Questionnaire and Coping Strategy Questionnaire. Before the study, approval from the board of directors and the employees' council was obtained. About 257 females (64.3%) answered the questionnaire and 78% of them (n = 199) reported that they had experienced headache in the previous 3 months. About 90% of the participants had never had an appointment with a doctor concerning headache and 57% reported a relationship between stress and headache. Regarding pain-coping strategy, increased pain behaviour was the most frequent strategy used. With regard to stress-coping style, a significant difference in the use of emotive style was found between females reporting headache and females not reporting headache. The results indicate that prevention programmes emphasizing stress management and coping may influence the experience of tension-type headache.

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Coping Strategies and Life Satisfaction in Subgrouped Fibromyalgia Patients

Cited by 27 publications

References 39 publications

Epidemiology of Chronic Pain in Denmark and Sweden

Epidemiology of Chronic Pain in Denmark and Sweden

Strategies used for managing symptoms by women with fibromyalgia

Headache and coping in a female working population

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