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Factors affecting the psychological functioning of A ustralian adults with chronic pain
Author(s) -
Viggers Lorna C.,
Caltabiano Marie L.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
nursing and health sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.563
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1442-2018
pISSN - 1441-0745
DOI - 10.1111/j.1442-2018.2012.00726.x
Subject(s) - mental health , anxiety , psychological intervention , coping (psychology) , chronic pain , clinical psychology , psychological resilience , pain catastrophizing , psychology , quality of life (healthcare) , depression (economics) , multilevel model , mcgill pain questionnaire , medicine , psychiatry , physical therapy , visual analogue scale , psychotherapist , economics , macroeconomics , machine learning , computer science
Abstract The role of resilience, for adults facing ongoing adversity in the form of chronic medical conditions, has received little attention in the past. This research investigated the impact of resilience and coping strategies on the psychological functioning of 87 A ustralian adults with chronic pain, using a self‐report questionnaire. It included the McG ill P ain Q uestionnaire, the C onnor‐ D avidson R esilience S cale, the C oping S trategies Q uestionnaire, the 36‐item S hort F orm H ealth S urvey, and the D epression, Anxiety and Stress Scale. Using hierarchical regression, after the effects of pain severity, catastrophizing, and ignoring the pain were controlled for, resilience was significantly associated with mental health‐related quality of life ( β = 0.18, P < 0.05), depression ( β = −0.31, P < 0.01), and anxiety ( β = − 0.20, P < 0.05). In the final model for depression, resilience had a stronger association than pain severity. Resilience did not, however, influence individual's perceptions of their physical health‐related quality of life. The link between resilience and mental health‐related quality of life outcomes provides initial evidence for the potential application of resilience related interventions to pain management programs.