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The development and psychometric evaluation of an instrument to assess spouse responses to pain and well behavior in patients with chronic pain: the Spouse Response Inventory

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Schwartz, Lauren, Jensen, Mark P., Romano, Joan M.·2005·The Journal of Pain
DOI 10.1016/j.jpain.2004.12.010
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Unlabelled Operant behavioral models of chronic pain posit that the pain behaviors and disability of patients with chronic pain can be influenced by social contingencies, such as significant others' responses to pain and well behaviors. The aim of the present study was to develop and evaluate a comprehensive measure of spouse responses to patient pain and well behaviors, the Spouse Response Inventory (SRI). One hundred four patients with chronic pain and their spouses completed a battery of questionnaires, including the SRI. The final analysis yielded a 39-item inventory divided into 4 scales that assess spouse solicitous and negative responses to patient pain behaviors and spouse encouraging and negative responses to patient well behaviors. Analyses yielded results that were consistent with previous research demonstrating an association between spouse solicitous and negative responses to patient pain behaviors and measures of patient functioning, providing preliminary support for the validity of the SRI scales. The results are discussed in terms of implications for further research and the clinical applicability of the SRI.Perspective This article presents the psychometric properties of a new measure of spouse responses to patient chronic pain and well behavior. This measure could potentially be helpful to clinicians seeking to assess the extent to which spouse responses may contribute to patient pain and disability and also to researchers who wish to test hypotheses derived from operant theory as applied to chronic pain.

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  • Observed solicitous spouse responses to pain behavior often increase pain behavior.

    “Romano and colleagues 31, 32 have demonstrated that observed solicitous spouse responses to pain behavior often result in increases in pain behavior.”

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Authors
Schwartz, L., Jensen, M. P., & Romano, J. M.
Affiliations
University of Washington (US)
Corresponding author
Jensen, Mark P.
ORCID
Venue
The Journal of Pain
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2005-04
Volume
6
Issue
4
Pages
243-252
ISSN
1526-5900 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.jpain.2004.12.010
OpenAlex
W2101578180
Cited by
75
References
36
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FWCI
2.98
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
Locations
  • Journal of Pain (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology › Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Pain Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Pediatric Pain Management Techniques
Keywords
chronic pain, pain behavior, social contingency, psychometric properties, instrument development, disability, family caregiving
MeSH terms
Adult, Chronic Disease, Female, Humans, Interpersonal Relations, Male, Middle Aged, Pain, Pain Measurement, Predictive Value of Tests, Psychometrics, Surveys and Questionnaires, Social Support, Reproducibility of Results, Caregivers, Pain Management

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