Open AccessMitigating the Effect of Pain Severity on Activity and Disability in Patients with Chronic Pain: The Crucial Context of Acceptance
Author(s) -
Kathryn E. Kanzler,
Jacqueline A. Pugh,
Donald D. McGeary,
Willie J. Hale,
Charles W. Mathias,
Lisa Smith Kilpela,
Tara E. Karns-Wright,
Patricia J. Robinson,
Sara A. Dixon,
Craig J. Bryan,
John C. Moring,
Lance M. McCracken
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
pain medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.893
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1526-4637
pISSN - 1526-2375
DOI - 10.1093/pm/pny197
Subject(s) - chronic pain , context (archaeology) , medicine , physical therapy , pain catastrophizing , pain medicine , physical medicine and rehabilitation , psychiatry , paleontology , biology , anesthesiology
The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of pain severity on activity levels and physical disability in the context of high pain acceptance. We hypothesized that pain acceptance moderates the effect of pain severity on general activity and physical disability, such that at higher levels of acceptance, the deleterious effect of pain is mitigated.