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Prediction of pain in patients with chronic low back pain: Effects of inaccurate prediction and pain-related anxiety

McCracken, Lance M., Gross, Richard T., Sorg, P.J., Edmands, Theresa A.·1993·Behaviour Research and Therapy

Abstract

This study investigated predictions of pain intensity, reports of pain and anxiety, frequency of pain-related anxiety symptoms, and range of motion, in 43 patients exposed to pain during a physical examination. All patients had primary complaints of low back pain. The pain stimuli used for this study included back and/or leg pain produced by repeatedly raising the extended leg of the patient to the point of pain tolerance. Generally, findings demonstrated that (a) predictions of pain were a function of discrepancies between previous predictions and experiences of pain, (b) patients reporting greater pain-related anxiety showed a tendency to overpredict new pain events, but corrected their predictions readily, (c) patients reporting less pain-related anxiety displayed a persistent tendency to underpredict pain, and (d) higher predictions of pain, independent of pain reports, related to less range of motion during a procedure that involved painful movement. Discussion focuses on differences between these results and those of previous studies and the implications of inaccurate prediction for continued pain and disability.

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  • Patients scoring high on pain-related anxiety and fear measures overpredict the amount of pain they will experience during a physical examination.

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Authors
McCracken, L. M., Gross, R. T., Sorg, P. J., & Edmands, T. A.
Affiliations
West Virginia University (US)
Corresponding author
McCracken, Lance M.
Venue
Behaviour Research and Therapy
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
1993-09
Volume
31
Issue
7
Pages
647-652
ISSN
0005-7967 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W1995992378
Cited by
254
References
15
Citations by year
2025: 3 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 12 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 8 · 2017: 5 · 2016: 4 · 2015: 7 · 2014: 5 · 2013: 12 · 2012: 9
FWCI
3.99
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Behaviour Research and Therapy (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology › Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Pain Management and Placebo Effect
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine › Pain Management and Treatment
Keywords
chronic low back pain, pain prediction, pain-related anxiety, range of motion, pain tolerance, disability
MeSH terms
Adult, Anxiety, Avoidance Learning, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Pain Measurement, Patient Care Team, Sick Role, Range of Motion, Articular, Low Back Pain, Pain Threshold

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