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Showing 1 to 20 of 49 for “"pain severity"”.
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PTSD: A Predictor of Pain Severity in Fibromyalgia Patients
… events have been frequently observed in chronic pain patients in empirical research. More specifically, fibromyalgia (FM) has been reported to occur more often after a traumatic event. As posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is also preceded by a traumatic event and has been associated with …
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Role of Perceived Partner Responsiveness on Mexican American Males' Pain Severity and Depressive Symptomatology
… responses and relationship satisfaction on pain severity and depressive symptomatology among a sample of 62 married and cohabiting Mexican American men, the majority of whom were first generation Mexican Americans, with chronic back and/or neck pain. The cultural indicators were not found to …
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Ethnocultural Differences in Chronic Pain Outcomes and Factors Related to Chronic Pain in Individuals Referred for Neuropsychological Assessment Following Closed Head Injury
Ethnocultural differences in chronic pain presentation were studied in clients undergoing neuropsychological assessment following closed head injury. Data were collected at two sites: an outpatient clinic in Novi, Michigan, and a private practice in Edmonton, Alberta. Measures of interest included …
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The effectiveness of a hope intervention in coping with cold pressor pain
… affect play a critical role in the experience of pain. Thus, research has been aimed at illuminating psychological factors that impact pain experience and targeting psychological processes that may alleviate suffering associated with pain. Hope is one individual difference construct that has been …
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Efficacy of a peer-led exercise and education programme combined with a therapeutic relationship to manage pain in rural amaXhosa women living with HIV/AIDS compared to a therapeutic relationship alone
Background: Pain is the one of the most prevalent symptoms in people living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Disease Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) and is largely undermanaged. In urban amaXhosa women living with HIV/AIDS (LWHA), the 'Positive Living' (PL) programme has been identified as an …
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Assessment of family impact in pediatric chronic pain
<p>Pediatric chronic pain causes significant interference in daily functioning for children and their families. While parents and families have been examined in previous research, gaps exist in the current literature base, particularly related to accurate conceptualization and assessment of family …
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Determinants of patient and physician global assessment of disease activity and their discrepancies amongst South Africans with Rheumatoid Arthritis
… 11.5 (9.7) years. Discordance was seen in 27.5%. Pain severity significantly influenced PGA, while tender and swollen joint counts predominantly influenced PhGA. A large portion of the variance in PGA and PhGA (62.0 % and 50.3% respectively) was unexplained. Patients with discordance reported …
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The Role Of Fear Of Pain In Headache
Recurrent headache sufferers are often fearful of pain, which disrupts cognitive thought processes, interferes with daily activities, and may maintain headache-related disability through avoidance and associated negative reinforcement. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to 1) examine …
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The impact of modifying attentional bias on vulnerability to pain
… bias” - is thought to confer vulnerability to pain. The current thesis tested this putative mechanism by modifying the bias using the visual-probe task (attentional bias modification; ABM) and examining effects of this experimental manipulation on attentional bias and critical pain outcomes. …
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Acute Pain Prediction in Oral Cavity and Oropharyngeal Cancer Patients Receiving Radiation Therapy
… therapy (RT) is crucial in OC/OPC management. Pain is a common and challenging symptom for most patients during therapy, as nearly all patients undergoing locoregional RT in OC/OPC require analgesia for acute iatrogenic pain. Moreover, about 45% of long-term survivors report chronic pain, with …
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Does Empathy Promote Emotion Regulation In The Context Of Pain? An Experimental Investigation
… in better emotion regulation and greater pain tolerance during a cold pressor task. Based on empathy and intimacy theories, it was expected that observers who were instructed to take the perspective of their partner would feel and express more empathy, and that their partners would have …
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How do partners’ beliefs about chronic pain relate to patients’ acceptance of pain?
Background: It is now widely acknowledged that pain acceptance predicts a wide range of functional outcomes in chronic pain patients. Whilst there has been considerable research into individual factors that contribute to acceptance, little is known about the impact of social relationships on this …
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Moderation And Mediation Of Headache-Related Disability: The Roles Of Self-Efficacy And Headache Diagnosis
… across individuals. Although headache severity has been identified as the strongest predictor of headache-related disability, the relationship between the two variables is non-linear, suggesting that other mechanisms may be involved. Self-efficacy mediates relations between pain and …
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Predictors of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Chronic Low Back Pain Patients
… of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptom severity level in patients with chronic low back pain (CLBP). Research questions focused on whether or not patients with CLBP would evidence clinically-significant levels of PTSD, whether or not the intensity and duration of the trauma would predict …
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People with chronic non-cancer pain receiving chronic morphine treatment at the Chronic Pain Management Clinic of Groote Schuur Hospital: a cross-sectional survey of characteristics and satisfaction with treatment
Introduction Chronic pain is an ever-growing burden whose complex nature and interpatient variability make management challenging. Evidence for the use of chronic opioids for the treatment of chronic non-cancer pain is controversial with limited data to support its long-term efficacy. The use of …
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Subjective Vs. Objective Physical Pain in Individuals Who Report a History of Nonsuicidal Self-Injury: A Closer Look at What it Means to Experience Pain
… behavior and differences in the experience of pain among those who self-injure. The goals for the current study were to reveal any relationships between the function of NSSI, the subjective experience of pain, and an objective measurement of pressure pain threshold. Participants completed the …
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The effects of a six-week physiotherapist-led exercise and education intervention in patients with osteoarthritis, awaiting an arthroplasty in the South Africa
… (SA). The main complaint in this population is pain and its consequences including activity limitations, participation restrictions and reduced quality of life. Hip or knee OA is not merely joint degeneration but a condition requiring holistic management, even while waiting for surgery. Most of …
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The Influence of Elective Surgery on Health in Veterans with Chronic Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
… Physical and mental health, depressive symptom severity, posttraumatic symptom severity, and pain severity were measured in 29 veterans with PTSD before undergoing outpatient elective surgery, one week after surgery, one month after surgery, and three months after surgery. For comparison, …
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The influence of pressure stimulus intensity on pain perception and neuromuscular performance in healthy males
… sport is inherently linked with exposure to pain (Bartholemew et al, 1998; Heil, 1993) with those able to tolerate it whilst maintaining performance levels gaining a competitive edge over their opponents (Egan, 1987). Studies have shown that the presence of experimental pain reduces muscle …
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Understanding Language Use Patterns of People with Chronic Pain: A Novel Assessment Approach
… 116 million people report experiencing chronic pain daily (Nahin, 2015). Due to the unique and individualized nature of chronic pain, successful treatment of this condition is difficult to achieve. The heterogeneity and complexity in presentation may help explain why, as all methods of treatment …
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