| Learning to live with the pain: acceptance of pain predicts adjustment in persons with chronic pain. | |
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PMID: 9514556 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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When patients find their pain unacceptable they are likely to attempt to avoid it at all costs and seek readily available interventions to reduce or eliminate it. These efforts may not be in their best interest if the consequences include no reductions in pain and many missed opportunities for more satisfying and productive functioning. The purpose of this study was to examine acceptance of pain. One hundred and sixty adults with chronic pain provided responses to a questionnaire assessing acceptance of pain, and a number of other questionnaires assessing their adjustment to pain. Correlational analyses showed that greater acceptance of pain was associated with reports of lower pain intensity, less pain-related anxiety and avoidance, less depression, less physical and psychosocial disability, more daily uptime, and better work status. A relatively low correlation between acceptance and pain intensity showed that acceptance is not simply a function of having a low level of pain. Regression analyses showed that acceptance of pain predicted better adjustment on all other measures of patient function, independent of perceived pain intensity. These results are preliminary. Further study will be needed to show for whom and under what circumstances, accepting some aspects of the pain experience may be beneficial. |
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Authors:
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L M McCracken |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Clinical Trial; Controlled Clinical Trial; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Pain Volume: 74 ISSN: 0304-3959 ISO Abbreviation: Pain Publication Date: 1998 Jan |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1998-05-13 Completed Date: 1998-05-13 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7508686 Medline TA: Pain Country: NETHERLANDS |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 21-7 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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The University of Chicago, Department of Psychiatry, IL 60637, USA. lmccrack@yoda.bsd.uchicago.edu |
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Adaptation, Psychological* Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Chronic Disease Disability Evaluation Female Humans Learning / physiology* Male Middle Aged Pain / psychology* Psychometrics Questionnaires Regression Analysis |
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