Open AccessDoes Intolerance of Uncertainty Affect the Magnitude of Limitations or Pain Intensity?
Author(s) -
Deepanjli Donthula,
Joost T P Kortlever,
David Ring,
Erin Donovan,
Lee M. Reichel,
Gregg A. Vagner
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
clinical orthopaedics and related research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1528-1132
pISSN - 0009-921X
DOI - 10.1097/corr.0000000000001042
Subject(s) - medicine , affect (linguistics) , physical therapy , observational study , cognition , computerized adaptive testing , physical medicine and rehabilitation , psychometrics , clinical psychology , psychiatry , psychology , communication , pathology
Intolerance of uncertainty-the tendency to overestimate the chance of and be unwilling to accept potential, but unlikely, negative outcomes in uncertain situations-is a cognitive construct that has been shown to affect symptoms and limitations for patients with traumatic and nontraumatic upper-extremity conditions. Cognitive flexibility and tolerance of uncertainty can be trained and practiced, with the potential to increase musculoskeletal health. However, to our knowledge, the degree to which intolerance of uncertainty might be associated with symptom intensity and the magnitude of limitations in adults with upper-extremity problems has not been characterized.