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Pain catastrophizing and pain acceptance are associated with pain severity and interference among methadone‐maintained patients
Author(s) -
Mun Chung Jung,
Beitel Mark,
Oberleitner Lindsay,
Oberleitner David E.,
Madden Lynn M.,
Bollampally Pooja,
Barry Declan T.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/jclp.22842
Subject(s) - pain catastrophizing , chronic pain , psychosocial , psychological intervention , physical therapy , distress , medicine , methadone maintenance , opioid , methadone , psychology , clinical psychology , psychiatry , receptor
Objective The present study examined whether pain catastrophizing and pain acceptance, two important targets of psychosocial interventions for chronic pain, are uniquely associated with pain severity and pain interference among patients on methadone maintenance treatment (MMT). Method A total of 133 MMT patients who reported experiencing some pain during the previous week completed a battery of self‐report measures. Multiple regression was used to test whether pain catastrophizing and pain acceptance are related to pain severity and pain interference above and beyond covariates including demographics, emotional distress, and current methadone dose. Results Both pain acceptance and catastrophizing were significantly associated with pain severity and pain interference while controlling for covariates. Conclusions Consistent with previous literature on patients with chronic pain but without opioid use disorder, our findings suggest that both pain catastrophizing and pain acceptance are potentially important intervention targets among MMT patients with co‐occurring opioid use disorder and chronic pain.