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Cognitive responses and the control of post‐operative pain
Author(s) -
Pick Bernice,
Pearce Shirley,
Legg Charles
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
british journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.479
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 2044-8260
pISSN - 0144-6657
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8260.1990.tb00904.x
Subject(s) - distress , psychology , analgesic , cognition , coping (psychology) , pain catastrophizing , population , pain control , clinical psychology , anesthesia , physical therapy , psychiatry , chronic pain , medicine , environmental health
This paper examines the relationship between spontaneous cognitive responses and reported pain experience in an acute pain population. Fifty‐two patients, admitted for planned major surgery, had their pain intensity, distress and coping responses assessed 48 hours post‐operatively. Significant correlations were obtained between negative responses and ratings of pain intensity and distress. No significant correlation was obtained between the analgesic dose and any other variable. The implications of the findings for the management of post‐operative pain are discussed.