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Psychosocial functioning of mothers with chronic pain: a comparison to pain-free controls
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posted on 2005-12-01, 00:00 authored by Subhadra EvansSubhadra Evans, E A Shipton, T R KeenanThis study compared the functioning of mothers experiencing chronic pain and control mothers on a range of psychosocial variables. Participants included 39 mothers with chronic pain conditions ranging from migraine and arthritis to chronic neck and back pain and 35 control mothers with out chronic pain. Analyses indicated that mothers with chronic pain experienced more physical, psychological and social difficulties when compared to controls. More difficulties were reported in completing day-to-day parenting tasks in mothers with chronic pain. Consistent with the biopsychosocial model of chronic pain, psychosocial variables accounted for approximately half of the variance in chronic pain mothers' physical functioning scores. The importance of psychological variables in the experience of chronic pain, the potential reduction in parenting efficacy and the risk that these influences hold for children are discussed.
History
Journal
European journal of painVolume
9Issue
6Pagination
683 - 690Publisher
ElsevierLocation
Amsterdam, The NetherlandsPublisher DOI
ISSN
1090-3801Language
engPublication classification
C Journal article; C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
2005, European Federation of Chapters of the International Association for the Study of PainUsage metrics
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Keywords
Activities of Daily LivingAdaptation, PsychologicalAdultChronic DiseaseDisability EvaluationFemaleHumansPain MeasurementPain, IntractableParentingPsychologyReference ValuesSocial SupportStress, PsychologicalSurveys and Questionnaireschronic painmotherspsychosical functioningparenting efficacyrisk for childrenScience & TechnologyLife Sciences & BiomedicineAnesthesiologyClinical NeurologyNeurosciencesNeurosciences & NeurologyLOW-BACK-PAINPSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESSFAMILY ENVIRONMENTEMOTIONAL APPROACHCHRONIC ILLNESSDEPRESSIONPOPULATIONPREDICTORSDISABILITY