Coping Strategies in Chronic Pain

Peres, Mário Fernando Prieto; Lucchetti, Giancarlo

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“…This was reflected in both the patient interviews and the survey responses. Insufficient coping has been associated with increased pain, depression, disability, and poor psychological adjustment [38]. A lack of coping strategies may also explain why chronic pain patients seek help from the ED.…”

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Chronic Pain in the Emergency Department: A Pilot Mixed-Methods Cross-Sectional Study Examining Patient Characteristics and Reasons for Presentations

Poulin

Nelli

Tremblay

et al. 2016

Pain Research and Management

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Background. Chronic pain (CP) accounts for 10–16% of emergency department (ED) visits, contributing to ED overcrowding and leading to adverse events. Objectives. To describe patients with CP attending the ED and identify factors contributing to their visit. Methods. We used a mixed-method design combining interviews and questionnaires addressing pain, psychological distress, signs of opioid misuse, and disability. Participants were adults who attended the EDs of a large academic tertiary care center for their CP problem. Results. Fifty-eight patients (66% women; mean age 46.5, SD = 16.9) completed the study. The most frequently cited reason (60%) for ED visits was inability to cope with pain. Mental health problems were common, including depression (61%) and anxiety (45%). Participants had questions about the etiology of their pain, concerns about severe pain-related impairment, and problems with medication renewals or efficacy and sometimes felt invalidated in the ED. Although most participants had a primary care physician, the ED was seen as the only or best option when pain became unmanageable. Conclusions. Patients with CP visiting the ED often present with complex difficulties that cannot be addressed in the ED. Better access to interdisciplinary pain treatment is needed to reduce the burden of CP on the ED.

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Chronic Pain in the Emergency Department: A Pilot Mixed-Methods Cross-Sectional Study Examining Patient Characteristics and Reasons for Presentations

Poulin

Nelli

Tremblay

et al. 2016

Pain Research and Management

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“…The realization of religious assistance, therefore, does not go through the therapy team's decision Hospital where the patient is hospitalized. [16][17] In the completeness of their care, nursing involves the dimension of religion. Religion and spirituality, as requirements for nursing practice, are almost catechetical assumptions pervade the trajectory of nursing over the years and both pervade the thinking and make the profession.…”

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Religiosity evidence of residents in city south of Minas Gerais / Evidências de religiosidade em residentes de cidade sul mineira

Silva

Domingues

2018

R. pesq. cuid. fundam. online

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Objective: To evaluate the religiousness and to relate the biosocial characteristics to the religiousness. Methods: A quantitative and descriptive research done with 600 people living in Itajubá, MG. Two instruments were used. ResuIts: It was found that 29% would go to the church once a week; 42,5% dedicate their time to individual religious activity, daily; 74% feel the presence of God in life; 57% mentioned that their religious beliefs guided their way of living; 50,5% would make great efforts to like their religion. Women were more religious than men (RO p<0,004; RNO e RI p<0,001); people with lower schooling, except RO (p=0,083), were more religious (RNO p=0,001 e RI p<0,02). People with religious practice had more religiousness than those not practicing any religion (p<0,001). Conclusion: Religiousness evidences were identified among the three types of religiousness. Descriptors

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“…In Patients with a chronic pain disease, according with Peres and Lucchetti (2010), to deal with the suffering, they use strategies to manage their pain and its impact. The coping strategies (CS) for chronic pain may be defined as the thoughts and actions in which people engage in their efforts to manage pain on a daily basis (Zeidner M, Endler, 1996; cited by Peres and Lucchetti, 2010).…”

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“…The coping strategies (CS) for chronic pain may be defined as the thoughts and actions in which people engage in their efforts to manage pain on a daily basis (Zeidner M, Endler, 1996; cited by Peres and Lucchetti, 2010). To assess the way in which patients cope with chronic disease is imperative to evaluate their coping strategies in order to develop an effective intervention towards managing the symptoms of the disease (Rodríguez, 1995).…”

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Pain characteristics, coping strategies and its relation with the quality of life in patients with chronic pain diseases

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RESUMENOBJETIVO: determinar la relación existente entre las características del dolor, las estrategias de afrontamiento y la percepción de calidad de vida en pacientes con Artritis Reumatoide (AR), Osteoartritis (OS) y Fibromialgia (FM) a través de un análisis descriptivo-correlacional. MÉTODO: fueron encuestados 99 participantes de un centro médico de Bogotá (Colombia) especializado en el manejo de enfermedades reumáticas. Los instrumentos utilizados para medir las variables fueron la Escala Visual Análoga (EVA), el Cuestionario de Dolor de McGill (MPQ -versión larga), el Cuestionario de Estrategias de Afrontamiento (CSQ) y el Cuestionario de Calidad de Vida para pacientes con Artritis Reumatoide (RAQoL). RESULTADOS: cuando los pacientes reportan una mayor intensidad en la percepción del dolor y mayor puntaje en las áreas afectivas, sensorial y evaluativa del dolor, fue menor la percepción de la calidad de vida. De acuerdo con las estrategias de afrontamiento más utilizadas por los pacientes, éstas variaron entre los pacientes con AR, OS o FM. Sin embargo, los pensamientos catastróficos fue la estrategia cognitiva de mayor uso entre las tres patologías. CONCLUSIÓN: se vislumbra la necesidad de diseñar programas de intervención que ayuden a los pacientes en cambiar o mejorar sus estrategias de afrontamiento, buscando una reducción en la intensidad y valoración del dolor, así como también un impacto positivo en la calidad de vida.PALABRAS CLAVE: Dolor crónico; estrategias de afrontamiento; calidad de vida, enfermedad de dolor crónico.ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To determine the relationship among pain characteristics, coping strategies, and the perception of quality of life in patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), Osteoarthritis (OA) and Fibromyalgia (FM) through a descriptive correlational method. METHOD: 99 participants from a rheumatic diseases clinic in Bogota (Colombia) were surveyed. Variables were measured with the Visual Analog Scale (VAS), the McGill Pain Questionnaire (MPQ), the Coping Strategies Questionnaire (CSQ), and the Rheumatoid Arthritis Quality of Life Scale (RAQoL). RESULTS: The perception of quality of life was lower when patients reported higher intensity in the perception of pain and a higher score in the affective, sensorial, and evaluative domains of pain. Coping strategies varied among patients with RA, OA, and FM; however, catastrophic thinking is the cognitive strategy mostly used among the three pathologies. CONCLUSION: Intervention programs that help patients change or improve their coping strategies to reduce the intensity of pain and how it is valued are needed in order to produce a positive impact in the quality of life.

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Coping Strategies in Chronic Pain

Cited by 79 publications

References 47 publications

Chronic Pain in the Emergency Department: A Pilot Mixed-Methods Cross-Sectional Study Examining Patient Characteristics and Reasons for Presentations

Chronic Pain in the Emergency Department: A Pilot Mixed-Methods Cross-Sectional Study Examining Patient Characteristics and Reasons for Presentations

Religiosity evidence of residents in city south of Minas Gerais / Evidências de religiosidade em residentes de cidade sul mineira

Pain characteristics, coping strategies and its relation with the quality of life in patients with chronic pain diseases

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