Stressful life events and physical health

Toševski, Dušica Lečić; Milovančević, Milica Pejović

doi:10.1097/01.yco.0000214346.44625.57

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“…Also caregivers may benefit from training protocols using role-play strategies targeting self-enhancement and positive emotions related to the social meaningfulness of the work they do. This may reduce their short and long term risk of health deterioration (Kiecolt-Glaser et al, 1998;Glaser and Kiecolt-Glaser, 2005;Tosevski and Milovancevic, 2006).…”

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Changes in self-perceived role identity modulate pain perception

Kut

Schaffner

Wittwer

et al. 2007

Pain

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Pain is an experience including physiological and psychological factors. We assume that emotions may be elicited and increased through self-perceived role identity and that change of role identity alters quality and intensity of pain perception. We used role-play strategies to assess whether pain can be better tolerated whenever, in an unavoidable and unpleasant context, role identity confers pain a meaningful and thus suitable character. We induced antithetic roles in 21 actors who received heat stimuli on their arms before and after role-play conditions. Pain tolerance, skin conductance and voice signals were measured. Pain tolerance increased for heroes/heroines and decreased for faint-hearts. Men showed higher pain tolerance. Heroes/heroines evaluated heat stimuli as more intense. Faint-hearts found pain stimuli more affectively loaded at lower temperatures. Women showed higher pain ratings. Hence, self-perception influences pain perception. Role-play strategies may be of value for new pain management strategies. AbstractPain is an experience including physiological and psychological factors. We assume that emotions may be elicited and increased through self-perceived role identity and that change of role identity alters quality and intensity of pain perception. We used role-play strategies to assess whether pain can be better tolerated whenever, in an unavoidable and unpleasant context, role identity confers pain a meaningful and thus suitable character. We induced antithetic roles in 21 actors who received heat stimuli on their arms before and after role-play conditions. Pain tolerance, skin conductance and voice signals were measured. Pain tolerance increased for heroes/heroines and decreased for faint-hearts. Men showed higher pain tolerance. Heroes/heroines evaluated heat stimuli as more intense. Faint-hearts found pain stimuli more affectively loaded at lower temperatures. Women showed higher pain ratings. Hence, self-perception influences pain perception. Role-play strategies may be of value for new pain management strategies. Ó

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Changes in self-perceived role identity modulate pain perception

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Schaffner

Wittwer

et al. 2007

Pain

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“…There is a general notion that psychological stress can cause mental and physical health problems [1, 2]. In epidemiological studies, one way to quantify stress is by counting the occurrence of stressful life events.…”

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Impact of Stressful Life Events on Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

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Riet

et al. 2017

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Background: There is a general notion that stressful life events may cause mental and physical health problems. Objectives: We aimed to describe stressful life events reported by patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and to assess their impact on health outcomes and behaviors. Methods: Two hundred and sixty-six primary care patients who participated in the ICE COLD ERIC cohort study were asked to document any stressful life events in the past 3 years. We assessed the before-after (the event) changes for symptoms of depression and anxiety, health status, dyspnea-related quality of life, exacerbations, cigarette use, and physical activity. We used linear regression analysis to estimate the crude and adjusted magnitude of the before-after changes. Results: About 41% (110/266) of patients reported the experience of any stressful life events and “death of relatives/important persons” was most common (31%). After accounting for age, sex, living status, lung function, and anxiety/depression status at baseline, experiencing any stressful life events was associated with a 0.9-point increase on the depression scale (95% CI 0.3 to 1.4), a 0.8-point increase on the anxiety scale (95% CI 0.3 to 1.3), and a 0.8-point decrease in the physical activity score (95% CI –1.6 to 0). Conclusions: Experiencing stressful life events was associated with a small to moderate increase in symptoms of depression and anxiety in COPD, but no discernable effect was found for other physical outcomes. However, confirmation of these results in other COPD cohorts and identification of patients particularly vulnerable to stressful life events are needed.

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“…The hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis (HPA) may play a role in the later development of chronic disease in adulthood. Chronic stress in childhood, which can be induced by [49,51]. Abnormal HPA axis functioning has been associated with arthritic symptoms [52].…”

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The Association between a History of Parental Addictions and Arthritis in Adulthood: Findings from a Representative Community Survey

Fuller‐Thomson

Liddycoat

Stefanyk

2014

International Journal of Population Research

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Aims. To examine the relationship between a history of parental addictions and the cumulative lifetime incidence of arthritis while controlling for age, sex, race, and four clusters of risk factors: (1) other adverse childhood experiences, (2) adult health behaviors (i.e., smoking, obesity, inactivity, and alcohol consumption), (3) adult socioeconomic status and (4) mental health. Materials and Methods. Secondary analysis of 13,036 Manitoba and Saskatchewan respondents of the population-based 2005 Canadian Community Health Survey. Sequential logistic regression analyses were conducted. Findings. After controlling for demographic characteristics, including age, gender, and race, respondents who reported a history of parental addictions had significantly higher odds of arthritis in comparison to individuals without (OR = 1.58; 95% CI 1.38-1.80). Adjustment for socioeconomic status, adult health behaviors, and mental health conditions had little impact on the parental addictions and arthritis relationship. The association between parental addictions and arthritis was substantially reduced when adverse childhood experiences (OR = 1.33; 95% CI 1.15-1.53) and all four groups of risk factors collectively (OR = 1.30; 95% CI = 1.12-1.51) were included in the analyses; however, the relationship remained statistically significant. Conclusions. A robust association was found between parental addictions and cumulative lifetime incidence of arthritis. This link remained even when controlling for four groups of potential risk factors.

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Stressful life events and physical health

Cited by 111 publications

References 45 publications

Changes in self-perceived role identity modulate pain perception

Changes in self-perceived role identity modulate pain perception

Impact of Stressful Life Events on Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

The Association between a History of Parental Addictions and Arthritis in Adulthood: Findings from a Representative Community Survey

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