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Coping with chronic pain associated with cerebral palsy
Joyce M Engel1, Mark P Jensen, Lauren Schwartz
1Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Washington 98195-6490, USA. knowles@u.washington.edu
Occupational Therapy International
|July 12, 2007
Summary
Coping strategies significantly impact psychological well-being in adults with cerebral palsy (CP). Catastrophizing and seeking social support were linked to poorer functioning, suggesting maladaptive coping mechanisms.
Area of Science:
- Neuroscience
- Psychology
- Rehabilitation Medicine
Background:
- Cerebral palsy (CP) significantly impacts adults, often involving chronic pain.
- Understanding pain coping mechanisms is crucial for improving quality of life in individuals with CP.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the relationship between pain coping strategies and functioning in adults with CP.
- To identify specific coping mechanisms that predict pain intensity, pain-related disability, and psychological functioning.
Main Methods:
- Fifty-nine adults with CP completed in-person interviews assessing pain intensity, disability, psychological functioning, and pain coping.
- Regression analyses were used to examine the predictive contribution of pain coping scales.
Main Results:
- Pain coping strategies did not significantly predict pain intensity.
- Specific coping strategies, such as catastrophizing and seeking social support, were significantly associated with psychological functioning and pain-related disability.
- The PPCI Catastrophizing subscale independently predicted psychological functioning.
- The PPCI Seek Social Support subscale independently predicted pain-related disability.
Conclusions:
- Pain coping strategies are linked to functioning in adults with CP.
- Catastrophizing and certain aspects of seeking social support may be maladaptive coping mechanisms for CP-related pain.
- Further experimental research is needed to establish causality between coping strategies and functional outcomes.
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