The Role of Pain Catastrophizing in the Prediction of Acute and Chronic Postoperative Pain

Kremer, Ran; Granot, Michal; Yarnitsky, David; Crispel, Yonathan; Fadel, Shiri; Best, Lael‐Anson; Nir, Rony-Reuven

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“…In the current study the rumination subscale, one component of catastrophizing, added to anxiety in the prediction of APSP intensity. This supports previous findings, namely on thoracotomy, 35 in which the unique role of rumination in APSP as well as CPSP prediction was highlighted. Additionally, other studies also showed that the rumination subscale was the most important catastrophizing component related to pain experience, with a higher predictive value compared with magnification and helplessness dimensions.…”

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“…Another psychological factor, pain catastrophizing, has been recognized as a key predictor for a wide range of pain-related outcomes, 15,41,51,[62][63][64] including APSP and CPSP after a variety of surgeries, 17,25,[33][34][35]48,49,57,58,65 although no study has evaluated its influence on inguinal hernioplasty. In the current study the rumination subscale, one component of catastrophizing, added to anxiety in the prediction of APSP intensity.…”

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“…14,29,30,52 Lately, pain catastrophizing has been drawing attention and come to light as one of the strongest psychological predictors of pain experience. 25,[33][34][35]48,57,58,60,65 Pain catastrophizing generally refers to an exaggerated negative mental set that is triggered during an actual or anticipated painful experience. It consists of negative thoughts about painful sensations and involves: rumination, characterized by a tendency to focus excessively on pain sensations; magnification, related to the exaggeration of the threat value of pain; and helplessness, which means a perceived inability to control pain.…”

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Predictors of Acute Postsurgical Pain After Inguinal Hernioplasty

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Vieira

Pereira

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The Journal of Pain

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This study found that, when adjusted for depression, helplessness, and magnification scores, the variables younger age, previous chronic pain, presurgical anxiety, and the rumination component of pain catastrophizing are significant predictors of APSP intensity after inguinal hernioplasty. These findings improve knowledge on APSP and highlight potential modifiable intervention targets for the design of interventions focused on APSP prevention and management.

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“…Pain catastrophizing is negatively magnifying an actual pain or expected experience. A study showed that catastrophizing, as a mediating variable, causes chronic pain in patients who use it as a defense mechanism (7). According to the fear-avoidance model, pain catastrophizing, as the first variable after experiencing pain, leads to the fear of pain, vigilance to pain, avoidance behaviors, disability, and ultimately more pain perception (8).…”

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Structural Relationship of Anxious Attachment Style with Pain Catastrophizing, Fear of Pain, and Vigilance to Pain in Cases Without Clinical Pain

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Abbasi

Rudsari

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Iran J Psychiatry Behav Sci

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Background: The present study aimed to determine the relationship of anxious attachment style with catastrophizing, fear of pain, and hypervigilance. Methods: The study sample consisted of 210 students at Tabriz University, Iran, with recent acute pain or the lack of pain experience selected by the convenience sampling method. The subjects responded to the Relationship Scales Questionnaire, Pain Catastrophizing Scale, Fear of Pain Questionnaire, and Pain Vigilance and Awareness Questionnaire. Data were analyzed by Pearson’s correlation coefficient and structural equation modeling. Results: The findings indicated a significant positive relationship between the subscale of anxious attachment and the variables of catastrophizing, fear of pain, and vigilance to pain, as well as a relationship among the variables. Moreover, the modeling showed a structural relationship between anxious attachment and studied variables. Conclusions: Anxious attachment style acts as a vulnerability factor and a predictor of chronic pain in individuals without pain experience. It means that facing catastrophic pain in people with anxious attachment styles can lead to the fear of pain and hypervigilance.

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“…This hypothesis was suggested as patients without pain show fewer catastrophizing thoughts than those in pain. 10,14,18 However, few studies compared individuals with different clinical conditions, 8,19,20,21 and only one study compared catastrophizing scores among samples of patients without pain, with acute pain, and with chronic pain. 19 However, the authors 19 considered the global score for catastrophizing, without analyzing its components.…”

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Pain catastrophizing: rumination is a discriminating factor among individuals with different pain characteristic

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The objective of this study was to compare the scores of the Helplessness, Magnification, Rumination, and Catastrophizing factors of the Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS) between samples with different pain characteristics. The psychometric properties of the PCS were evaluated in 1,151 Brazilian adults (78.9% female; 38.6 (SD = 10.8) years): 335 had no pain, 390 had been in pain for less than 3 months, 250 had been in recurring pain for more than 3 months, and 176 had been in continuous pain for more than 3 months. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was conducted to verify the fit of the PCS models. Convergent validity and reliability were evaluated. Multi-group analysis was used to estimate the invariance of the factorial model. The global score for the PCS factors was obtained using the regression weight matrix for estimating factor scores from CFA. Analysis of variance was used to compare scores between samples. After excluding three items, the tri-factorial model showed adequate fit. The model parameters were invariant (Δχ 2 (λ,i,β,Res) ; p≥0.05). Individuals experiencing pain showed higher scores for catastrophic thoughts. Individuals with pain for less than 3 months had the highest scores for Rumination (p < 0.001). The PCS showed valid, reliable, and invariant results for the sample of Brazilian adults in no pain or with different pain conditions. The PCS adequately discriminated individuals in pain from those without pain. Among those in pain, Rumination was the only discriminating factor.

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The Role of Pain Catastrophizing in the Prediction of Acute and Chronic Postoperative Pain

Cited by 12 publications

References 34 publications

Predictors of Acute Postsurgical Pain After Inguinal Hernioplasty

Predictors of Acute Postsurgical Pain After Inguinal Hernioplasty

Structural Relationship of Anxious Attachment Style with Pain Catastrophizing, Fear of Pain, and Vigilance to Pain in Cases Without Clinical Pain

Pain catastrophizing: rumination is a discriminating factor among individuals with different pain characteristic

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