The fear-avoidance model of pain

Vlaeyen, Johan W.S.; Crombez, Geert; Linton, Steven J.

doi:10.1097/j.pain.0000000000000574

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“…To start with, they are core determinants of unhealthy lifestyles that turned out to be important in the recent study 1. For instance, reduced physical activity has been shown to be influenced by fear of movement-related pain (kinesiophobia)2 and by catastrophising cognitions (ie, rumination, magnification and helplessness) 3. Lifestyle factors including unhealthy diet, excess weight and smoking are also (reciprocally) associated with psychological determinants.…”

Section: Biopsychosocial Model Of Chronic Painmentioning

confidence: 99%

Chronic widespread pain and increased mortality: biopsychosocial interconnections

2017

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Chronic widespread pain (CWP) is associated with excess mortality. Robust evidence is provided in ARD by a study that included over half a million participants and a meta-analysis.1 This adds to the (already overwhelming) recognised burden of CWP and imposes an additional urgency in improving our understanding and management of the condition. Reducing excess mortality in patients with chronic pain requires an accurate knowledge of relevant mechanisms and mediators. Previous research and this new study indicate that this excess mortality is, to a large extent, explained by lifestyle factors such as decreased physical activity, increased body mass index, unhealthy diets and smoking. In this editorial, we will offer arguments and evidence emphasising the need to also take account of psychological factors to explain the link between CWP and early death.

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Section: Biopsychosocial Model Of Chronic Painmentioning

confidence: 99%

Chronic widespread pain and increased mortality: biopsychosocial interconnections

2017

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“…Chronic Pain in 1995 (Vlaeyen, Kole-Snijders, Boeren, & Eek, 1995) (later renamed simply the Fear-Avoidance Model of Pain (Vlaeyen, Crombez, & Linton, 2016)). Instead of fear of pain (as with Lethem et al, 1983), Vlaeyen et al's original model focused more on fear of injury/re-injury.…”

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Pain catastrophizing: An historical perspective

Neblett

2017

J Appl Biobehavioral Res

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According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, the word catastrophe first entered our language in the 16th century (www.merriam-webster.com, 2016). The word was borrowed from the Greek word katastrophē, which roughly means to "overturn." According to Merriam-Webster, catastrophe was originally a theatrical term referring to the conclusion of a play or other dramatic work. Its first known use in this context was in 1540. Because the catastrophe was most often part of a tragedy, the word quickly began to be associated with any sort of unhappy ending. After a few more centuries, the meaning of catastrophe evolved into a "terrible disaster." More recently, the word is often used for less terrible events, like a ruined meal or a failed party.The word "catastrophize" (using catastrophe as a verb) was first introduced by Albert Ellis, one of founders of cognitive psychology. Ellis has stated, in fact, that he invented the word in 1952 and that he was the first major therapist to emphasize catastrophizing as a prime element in emotional dysfunction (Ellis, 2001). Ellis's approach to psychotherapy, which he termed Rational Emotive Psychotherapy (later revised to Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy), involved identifying and challenging irrational ideas, which were presumed to be causing psychological distress. Catastrophizing (and a related term awfulizing) were seen as components of an irrational idea that "it is awful and catastrophic when things are not the way one would very much like them to be" (Ellis, 1962). Ellis has described his concept of catastrophizing in several ways, including: exaggerating adversities into something far worse than they actually are; seeing things at their worst when they are sometimes relatively minor; and greatly exaggerating the

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“…Fear-avoidance [123,124], is included in paper 3 and paper 4, and fear-avoidance has also gained extensive attention also in previous research on chronic pain [121,125,126]. The fear-avoidance model is an established model for explaining behavioural consequences of pain.…”

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“…In addition, catastrophizing is a suggested part of the fear-avoidance model [121][122][123], which is developed with an attempt to theoretically explain the wide variation in individual responses to pain [124]. The two factors fear and avoidance are at the core of the model, possibly preceded by catastrophizing as a result of a pain experience.…”

Section: Psychological Factorsmentioning

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Chronic Pain and Exercise: Studies on pain intensity, biochemistry, adherence and attitudes

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The fear-avoidance model of pain

Cited by 424 publications

References 11 publications

Chronic widespread pain and increased mortality: biopsychosocial interconnections

Chronic widespread pain and increased mortality: biopsychosocial interconnections

Pain catastrophizing: An historical perspective

Chronic Pain and Exercise: Studies on pain intensity, biochemistry, adherence and attitudes

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