Mitigating the Effect of Pain Severity on Activity and Disability in Patients with Chronic Pain: The Crucial Context of Acceptance | Zendy

Kathryn E. Kanzler | Zendy; Jacqueline A. Pugh | Zendy; Donald D. McGeary | Zendy; Willie J. Hale | Zendy; Charles W. Mathias | Zendy; Lisa Smith Kilpela | Zendy; Tara E. KarnsWright | Zendy; Patricia J. Robinson | Zendy; Sara A. Dixon | Zendy; Craig J. Bryan | Zendy; John C. Moring | Zendy; Lance M. McCracken | Zendy

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Mitigating 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. KarnsWright,

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) - medicine , context (archaeology) , chronic pain , pain catastrophizing , physical therapy , confidence interval , activities of daily living , paleontology , biology

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.

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