Irrational Suffering – An Impact of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy on the Depression Level and the Perception of Pain in Cancer Patients

Wojtyna, Ewa

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“…Fauth et al [ 22 ] demonstrated that the sense of being very close and losing this closeness during the provision of care to the patient is associated with more negative self-assessments of physical health. The results of our study supplement those findings by indicating a probable mechanism of origin for this perceived health deterioration: more frequent and profound experiences of pain are an important influence on the general evaluation of one’s health and on the phenomenon of catastrophizing [ 23 , 24 ]. Catastrophizing is a condition in which an individual perceives her/his ailments as more severe and dangerous, and the possibility of coping with them less probable, than is actually the case.…”

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The pain of a heart being broken: pain experience and use of analgesics by caregivers of patients with Alzheimer’s disease

Wojtyna

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2015

BMC Psychiatry

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BackgroundIt has been observed that psychical suffering (e.g. the feeling of losing a significant person) tends to reduce the physical pain tolerance threshold, as well as to increase the subjective sense of painfulness. The purpose of this study was to assess pain sensation among a group of caregivers of patients with Alzheimer’s disease, and to determine the psychological factors (emotional and relational) that contribute to both pain perception and coping with pain via the use of analgesics.MethodsThe study comprised 127 caregivers of patients with Alzheimer’s disease. Questionnaires were used to elicit pain intensity, strength of emotional relationship between caregiver and patient, sense of painfulness of the loss experienced, depression level, and somatic ailments.ResultsA large majority (87.4 %) of participants reported pain complaints, while 93 % took analgesics without a doctor’s recommendation at least once a week; 8 % took painkillers daily. The strongest predictors of both perceived pain and tendency to use analgesics were sense of loss and painfulness of loss in relation to the patient’s deteriorating condition.ConclusionsThe pain experienced by caregivers may be connected to social pain resulting from the experience of losing someone they are close to. Caregivers may resort to excessive use of analgesics as a pain-coping strategy.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12888-015-0571-1) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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The pain of a heart being broken: pain experience and use of analgesics by caregivers of patients with Alzheimer’s disease

Wojtyna

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2015

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“…Also for these patients, changing dysfunctional evaluations may be considered an important mechanism for changing dysfunctional outcomes (see David and Hofmann, 2013; Nicholls et al, 2018). Numerous studies have shown pain catastrophizing to be associated with dysfunctional beliefs regarding the ability to cope with the difficulties caused by the experience of pain, with the exaggeration of problems, and with ignoring the positive aspects of the situation, such as the availability of resources (Wojtyna, 2012), resulting in fear of pain, depression, and disability (Leeuw et al, 2007).…”

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The mechanisms of pain tolerance and pain-related anxiety in acute pain

Cimpean

David

2019

Health Psychology Open

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This study emphasizes the role of pain catastrophizing and state anxiety on pain tolerance and pain-related anxiety. Response expectancies for pain tolerance and pain intensity were tested as potential mediators. A cold-pressor task was used on a healthy sample. Measures were taken before and after cold-pressor procedure, while aversive versus neutral information regarding the cold-pressor task was given prior to the pain induction. An exploratory path model was conducted. Similar paths for pain tolerance and for pain-related anxiety were shown in aversive condition. Also, psychological measures may explain pain experience in aversive context.

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“…It has been demonstrated many times that people with chronic pain manifest their anxiety about being able to cope with intensifying ailments (cf. Suchocka, 2008;Wojtyna, 2012). Snyder et al (1996) demonstrated that the subjects who obtain positive information concerning Hope -state solving a given problem are characterized by increase of hope, whereas those who -besides positive informationreceive also negative ones, or receive merely negative, are characterized by no change in hope level or reduction of hope, respectively.…”

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“…Depression, in turn, is conducive to intensification of pain (cf. Li, 2015;Wojtyna, 2012), as well as cognitive distortions, consisting of negative perception of self, reality, and the future, thus it may be directly connected with reduction of hope (cf. Williams, 1997;Wójcik & Wojtyna, 2008).…”

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From Polyanna syndrome to Eeyore’s Corner? Hope and pain in patients with chronic low back pain

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Palt²,

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2015

Polish Psychological Bulletin

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Chronic low back pain affects 50-80% of the population, while its consequences may impair the functioning of patients suffering from it, in many spheres of life . Hope is a factor which may influence coping with pain as well as cognitive reflection of pain experience. The aim of the study has been to check: 1) whether dependencies exist between hope-trait and hope-state and the perception of pain; 2) whether experiencing pain at the time of filling questionnaires matters for the assessment of the level of hope; 3) whether there is interaction between hope, the pain experienced at the moment of investigation, and memory of the intensity of previously experienced pain. 150 patients participated in the study, they all reported aggravation of the chronic low back pain syndrome. The study was a cross-sectional study, based on questionnaires. On the third day of treatment the subjects were given the following questionnaires: Trait Hope Scale, State Hope Scale, and Numerical Rating Scale of Pain to fill. Poor correlation was demonstrated to exist between hope-state and hope-pathways on the one hand, and the intensity of minimum pain level experienced during the first three days of treatment. It has been noted that the presence of pain at the time of filling questionnaires results in reducing the hope-state, but only in those persons, who had experienced severe pain previously. On the other hand, in case of patients who had experienced slight pain previously, the pain present when filling in the questionnaires is conducive to enhanced hope-state. The results of the study confirm the complex character of relations between hope and pain.

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Irrational Suffering – An Impact of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy on the Depression Level and the Perception of Pain in Cancer Patients

Cited by 5 publications

References 48 publications

The pain of a heart being broken: pain experience and use of analgesics by caregivers of patients with Alzheimer’s disease

The pain of a heart being broken: pain experience and use of analgesics by caregivers of patients with Alzheimer’s disease

The mechanisms of pain tolerance and pain-related anxiety in acute pain

From Polyanna syndrome to Eeyore’s Corner? Hope and pain in patients with chronic low back pain

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