Cited by 490Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationPediatric Pain Management TechniquesPain Management and Treatment

Do beliefs, coping, and catastrophizing independently predict functioning in patients with chronic pain?

Turner, Judith A., Jensen, Mark P., Romano, Joan M.·2000·Pain

Abstract

Physical and psychosocial disability in patients with chronic pain have been shown to be associated with patients' pain-related beliefs, tendency to catastrophize, and pain coping strategy use. However, little is known about whether beliefs, catastrophizing, and coping strategies are independently associated with patient adjustment. Identification of specific beliefs, cognitive responses, and coping strategies strongly and independently associated with physical and psychosocial functioning would suggest the importance of targeting those variables for modification in treatment. One hundred sixty-nine patients entering a multidisciplinary pain treatment program completed measures of pain, beliefs, coping, catastrophizing, physical disability, and depression. Principal components analyses were used to create belief and coping components, which were then entered in multiple regression analyses predicting physical disability and depression. Belief scores significantly and independently predicted both physical disability and depression, after controlling for age, sex, pain intensity, catastrophizing, and coping. Coping scores significantly and independently predicted physical disability, but not depression, whereas catastrophizing independently predicted depression, but not physical disability. These findings suggest the importance of targeting specific pain-related beliefs and coping strategies, as well as catastrophizing, for modification in the treatment of patients with chronic…

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Authors
Turner, J. A., Jensen, M. P., & Romano, J. M.
Affiliations
University of Washington (US)
Corresponding author
Turner, Judith A.
Venue
Pain
Published
2000-03-01
Volume
85
Issue
1
Pages
115-125
ISSN
0304-3959 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2021859221
Cited by
487
References
59
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FWCI
11.01
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Pain (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • American Pain Society
  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NS31638, R01NS031638)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology › Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Pediatric Pain Management Techniques
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine › Pain Management and Treatment
Keywords
chronic pain, pain beliefs, pain catastrophizing, pain coping, physical disability, depression, psychosocial functioning, multidisciplinary pain management
MeSH terms
Adaptation, Psychological, Adult, Aged, Attitude, Chronic Disease, Culture, Depression, Disability Evaluation, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Pain, Pain Measurement, Predictive Value of Tests

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