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Perceived control over pain: Relation to distress and disability
Author(s) -
Wells Nancy
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
research in nursing and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.836
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1098-240X
pISSN - 0160-6891
DOI - 10.1002/nur.4770170408
Subject(s) - distress , chronic pain , pain catastrophizing , expectancy theory , perceived control , clinical psychology , cognition , psychology , pain control , medicine , psychiatry , developmental psychology , social psychology , surgery
The relationship between perceived control over pain and outcomes of distress and disability were studied in a sample consisting of 71 patients with chronic nonmalignant pain. The pain‐related control belief subscales measured three aspects of control: lack of control, ability to cope, and negative outcome expectancy. After controlling for pain intensity, the control belief sub‐scales explained a significant amount of the variance in distress and disability. These findings provide support for cognitive modulation of the distress and disability associated with chronic nonmalignant pain.