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Showing 1 to 20 of 39 for “"catastrophizing"”.
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The effects of catastrophizing and labeling on pain tolerance, sensation, and affect
… catastrophizers, as measured through the Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS). Pasticipants completed the PCS and were randomly assigned to 1 of 3 labeling conditions: A maximizing, a minimizing, and a neutral label condition. All participants then took part in a cold-pressor test. The cold-pressor …
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Can the catastrophizing interview technique be used to develop understanding of childhood worry?
… Aim: This thesis aimed to explore the use of the catastrophizing interview technique with children, with the goal of validating this technique as an experimental measure of childhood worry. Method: A mixed methodology was employed, using both single group correlation and between group comparisons. …
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Psychological variables involved in chronic pain outcomes : the role of pain catastrophizing and self-compassion
… of chronic pain. One such variable, pain catastrophizing, has repeatedly been demonstrated as a significant predictor of pain intensity. With the aim to explore the relationship between pain catastrophizing and pain intensity, a systematic review of published empirical research was …
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An Experimental Investigation and Conditional Process Analysis of the Role of Catastrophizing in the Pain — Working Memory Nexus
… memory relationship is poorly understood. Pain catastrophizing – exaggerated negative cognitive and emotional responses towards pain – may contribute to working memory deficits by occupying finite, shared cognitive resources, but this has yet to be investigated. The present study sought to …
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Cold pressor pain and psychophysiological activation in high and low pain catastrophizers
Pain catastrophizing is a robust predictor of heightened pain report. However, theoretical models addressing mechanisms of catastrophizing are lacking. The purpose of this study was to examine whether high and low catastrophizers manifest differential psychophysiological arousal patterns in an …
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Cognitive mechanisms in comorbid insomnia and chronic pain
… present study examined the relation between pain catastrophizing, pre-sleep arousal (PSA), and insomnia severity in chronic pain patients. Forty-eight outpatients with chronic pain (duration of 6 months or more) completed self-report measures of health, mood, pain, and sleep. A hierarchical …
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Examining the Role of Biopsychosocial Factors in Disability Among Individuals with Inflammatory Bowel Disease
… factors such pain, depression, pain catastrophizing, and social support have all been linked to IBD disability-related outcomes, but no multivariate research has examined all of these factors simultaneously. This study aimed to elucidate the role of psychosocial factors in the process …
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Non-Pharmacological Approaches for Pain Management in Sickle Cell Disease: Development of a Mindfulness-Based Intervention
… with SCD also experience higher levels of pain catastrophizing (feelings of helplessness, pain rumination and magnification) than other chronic pain conditions, which is associated with increases in pain intensity, pain behavior, analgesic consumption, frequency and duration of hospital visits, …
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Development and Feasibility Trial of a Cognitive Behavioural Self-Management Program for Inflammatory Bowel Disease
… In a cross-sectional mediation model, pain catastrophizing and illness-focused coping mediated the relationship between pain and HRQoL. In longitudinal models with pain at time 1, pain catastrophizing and illness-focused coping at time 2, and HRQoL at time 3, parallel mediation was not …
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CNAS' Ratings of Nursing Home Residents' Pain: The Role of Empathy
… research, this study examined resident pain catastrophizing and cognitive status as predictors of CNAs' pain assessment accuracy. CNA empathy was examined as a moderating variable. Analyses confirmed a relationship between pain catastrophizing and CNA pain rating accuracy. Hypotheses …
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A Daily Study Of The Sleep-Pain Relationship In Fibromyalgia
… affect, pain, sleep disturbance, and pain catastrophizing. Participants also wore an actiwatch, an objective measurement of sleep, for two weeks while completing daily diaries about their sleep and pain. Hierarchical linear modeling (HLM) was utilized to examine the intraindividual …
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The Icelandic translation of the Bath Adolescent Pain - Parental Impact Questionnaire (BAP-PIQ) : preliminary psychometric properties of multidimensional measures for parents of adolescents with chronic pain to assess the impact on parents
… by including domains of anxiety, child related catastrophizing, depression, partner relationship, leisure functioning, parental behavior, self-blame and helplessness, and parental strain. The goal of this study was, therefore to translate BAP-PIQ into Icelandic and to evaluate the psychometric …
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The Icelandic translation of the Bath Adolescent Pain Questionnaires (BAPQ and BAPQ-P): Preliminary psychometric properties of multidimensional measures for adolescents with chronic pain and their parents to assess the impact of chronic pain on the adolescents
… Anxiety Scale for Children (MASC), and The Pain Catastrophizing Scale for Children (PCS-C). The parents answered online: BAPQ-P, The Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory parent proxy-report (PedsQL parent proxy-report), The Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire - Parental version (SDQ-P), The …
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A Controlled Breathing Intervention for Women Undergoing MRI-Guided Breast Biopsy: A Randomized Controlled Trial
… relaxation, blood pressure, heart rate, pain catastrophizing, and self-efficacy for managing pain and anxiety were administered. Participants were assessed at baseline, during biopsy, immediately post-biopsy, and 24 hours post-biopsy. Results demonstrated that the intervention was feasible and …
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Do psychosocial factors predict pain after participation in an ultramarathon race?
… the role fear avoidance beliefs, pain catastrophizing and self-efficacy play in pain recovery following an ultramarathon race. This information is important to contribute to the limited research on the association between psychosocial factors and recovery from pain in endurance runners. …
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Chronic Pain: a Community-Based Exercise and Education Program
… levels, depression, pain perception, and pain catastrophizing. Maximal activity levels and adjusted activity levels increased 7% and 10% respectively at post-program, but only the adjusted activity levels remained elevated at the 10-week follow-up. No significant changes occurred in any of the …
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A Psychoeducational Group Intervention for Fibromyalgia Patients
… on Fibromyalgia Syndrome (FMS) pain, depression, catastrophizing, and quality of life. The Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire (SF-MPQ), Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D), Coping Strategies Questionnaire (CSQ), and the World Health Organization Quality of Life …
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Influences of Attachment Style and Partner Presence on the Momentary Association of Pain and Negative Affect in Osteoarthritis
… significantly more pain, depression, pain catastrophizing, and health conditions than their married counterparts. Attachment anxiety was found to be a significant predictor of global depression, anxiety, pain, and pain catastrophizing. Attachment avoidance was a significant predictor of …
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Barriers and facilitators to yoga practice in adults with chronic low back pain
… analyses to examine the predictive influence of catastrophizing and fear of movement on yoga attitudes. Results indicate that fear of movement serves a mediating role between catastrophizing and yoga attitudes. Originally proposed analyses included measurement of "intent to try yoga" as a primary …
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